Wartime Silver Alloy Five-Cents, 1942-1945

On October 8, 1942 the wartime Five-Cent was introduced to eliminate nickel, composed of 0.560 copper, 0.350 Silver and 0.090 manganese. A large mint mark was placed above the dome of Monticello, indicating the change of alloy. The Letter P as Philadelphia was used for the first time.