During World War II, old silver coins are melted and recast into smaller dollars to save copper and other alloys

VS CU coins in bowl / coins are poured into smelting container / high angle shot coins in container / mint worker removes container from furnace with long pole; INT of furnace visible; he takes the molten metal to a nearby area and begins to pour it out / high angle MS metal is poured into molds, flames emerge / VS side CUs metal poured into molds, flames shoot out / a group of men, some African-American, work with the molds; one young man immerses an unfinished ingot into a cooling station and steam emerges / VS CUs placing ingots into water to cool and stabilize them / MS workers fashion long strips of metal / coin press punches coins out of metal strips / CU new coins are poured from one container to another, yielding a pile of coins / hands quickly spread coins onto a table, placing them in a single layer, and toss a couple to the side / Note: exact day not known