World War II Glass Penny sells for $70,000-- Part 1

From the January 6, 2017, CBS Money Watch "Possibly unique glass penny from World War II sells for $70k."

Heritage Auctions announced that an experimental glass penny, possibly the only one of its kind, was sold for $70,000 on January 5, to an American buyer who wishes to remain anonymous.

During the war, copper was needed for ammunition and the U.S. Mint authorized tests to be made using other metals, plastic and rubber as pennies.

--GreGen