1943 LWC Steel - Need Identification Of Error Bumps

Good luck on your damaged coins. I hope you send all of them to PCGS. I cant wait . I wish I could block threads and many members

Update: actually, you may have found the answer. I just did a search for occluded gas bubbles and checked out some images.....mostly on copper pennies. But your right it does look the same. But read furthur this occurs more prominent on soft and alloy metals. Is a Steel Penny considered a soft alloy coin?

Believe it or not....this is starting to point back to the theory early on that these may have been defective blanks as my "expert" pointed out to me.

And I didnt mention his name because he is on coincommunity and could see that these were not plated and did`nt want to be combative about it.

He suggested that these were either bad metal rolls or defective blanks. Maybe when the blanks or planchets were made, a staple was involved....lol

Good day all, I decided to find as many collectors that I could find, that buy from me, and ask them what they thought about the occluded gas bubble theory that Waynaoh83 pointed out.

Out of 7 so far...

All but 2 said they beleive thats what they could be. 1 said theres know way to know. But all of them said they have never seen these types of gas bubbles on Steels. 4 said that the only way this could happen on Steels is if the metal was weak or not pure.

That really leaves me with just two questions left for all to weigh in.

1. Are there any samples of this happening to 1943 Steel Pennies that I have not found in the last 2.5 weeks of searching.

2. If the metal planchets were weak or inpure, could it happen on Steel`s.

Do the error coins have a zinc coating on the edges or are they bare steel? Can you post any pictures of the edge?

Thank you for the correction. I did responed. A photo is not going to show or prove anything. I offered something better if really needed. Video!

And as asked, my Neice just completed these earlier in an attempt to reproduce the bumps. Took her 1.5 hours approx. We could not make the "bumps" appear.

Kloccwork419, I say this calmly..... may I suggest that you just let this post go and stop replying to it. We obviously have heard your point. We just don`t agree. Plus calling someone a liar is a weakend position to take.

With that said, if you have ever sent a error coin to PCGS, you would know how much it costs. And because these have been cleaned, I wouldnt get a grade or worth.

Thats why this post is still going. Thats why there is over 1,000 views. Because others are interested. And I myself beleive that these are some form of legitimate errors based on others that I am communicating with that do not prescribe to this Community.

I beleive that there is enough photos posted, that even someone new to Coin Collecting can see, that these are not plated and us cleaning them couldnt possibly have created these bumps.

I would encourage anyone new jumping in to review previous posts so we are not rehashing details. Ty.

This is a puzzle or a welcomed challenge. And I have learned alot more about error coins since starting this endeavor.

I've only read the first and last page of this thread. What you'd need to find is a steel cent with these raised imperfections which has not been monkeyed with (reprocessed or de-plated). In the absence of such specimens, I would have to assume that these imperfections are a form of post-strike damage.