1943 Tombac Many Die Problems

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks guys . Love to share pictures of what I find . this helped me to indentify some of the faults in coins .
Just love how many different die problems on one coin .

jkol2369...A lot of these coins were cleaned over the years...My dad years ago, covered his 1943 with varathane to protect it...Don't know what the grade of my coin is, but it did protect it, as you can see.

Fortunately the varathane can be cleaned off without harming the coin, if you so desire, wert. Years ago I was stripping paint and varnish off old hardware using only a chemical stripper, and the paint came right off without using tools of any kind, leaving the patina and toning of the handles and hinges intact. I wish I had some of that stripper now because I have a sweet planchet-flaw penny that has great flaws on the reverse, but the obverse is a total mystery due to the fact that it's painted completely GREEN! I'll buy a jug of stripper once I have use for more than a single penny's worth of cleaning...

Hi wert

I'd suggest using a bit of the stripper on a test coin first, just to make sure it doesn't do any harm to your good coin. I can't remember what we were using, but I know the brand "Circa 1850" is good, if it's still around. I think a lot of companies are switching over to green products, which shouldn't harm the finish either, but it's best not to take chances, especially with such a nice tombac as yours.