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Cheer up, my boy, we're going to let you have copper pennies again
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau consoling John Q. Public by telling him that he can have copper pennies again. On the wall, a sign shows a list of new problems and disasters, "Rail Strike Vote Nears, Coal Strike Spread, Tax Plan Defeated, [and] Jelly and Jam Rationed." On October 22, 1943, the Treasury Department announced that it would stop minting zinc/steel pennies because they were so often confused with dimes. The new pennies would be an alloy made from materials in used shell casings and some copper. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Coins--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | John Q. Public (Symbolic character)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Morgenthau, Henry,--1891-1967. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
