On A Claire Day by Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett for March 09, 2024

True, so very true.

My father lost a brother in WW II. I know what she’s talking about.

I remember the steel Pennie’s. When it came to pitching Pennie’s they were better than the copper ones.

Claire is venturing into the political arena.

So true, Claire.

I still have my old coin collection buried in a closet somewhere, and there are several WWII Steel Pennies in there…

This is so true, the comic not the comments.

i thought they were zink….????

Steel coins were a thing?

Dang…I missed seeing those. I was born in 1953.

I have a 1943 steel penny.

1944 and 1945 the copper reportedly came from used shell casings.

If those who start the wars would suffer from them, there would be peace on earth for all times.

I was going Trick-or-Treating during the war. Some people were giving pennies instead of candy … worth more than a handful of candy corn. Working in the dark, you might get a dime by mistake. That was a fortune at that time.

still have a jar full….and a few i put on the railroad tracks to have trains flatten in the middle 50’s…