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The 1942 Glass Cent Pattern: The WWII Penny That Almost Shattered in America’s Pocket
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The 1942 Glass Cent Pattern: The WWII Penny That Almost Shattered in America’s Pocket
The WWII Penny Made of Glass: America’s Strangest Cent Pattern In 1942, the United States Mint faced a wartime problem that reached all the way down to the humble cent. Copper mattered more to the war than to pocket change. The metal went into ammunition, electrical equipment, and other military needs. Therefore, the Mint had to ask a question that still sounds strange today: What could replace copper in the one-cent coin? The answer led to stee…
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