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Appears plated but weight would be helpful.
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Forum Dad
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The copper is showing through or the steel plating is rusting or both.  |
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It weighs 2.9 and is magnetic
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm thinking a plated '44 Wheat cent. A close-in, end-on photo of the rim would be good to see. |
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If your scale is accurate, 2.9 g puts it right in the middle of the proper weight of a steel cent at 2.7g and a bronze cent at 3.1g. I don't remember off the top of my head the mint tolerances on either of these. My guess is it's a normal worn '44 cent with steel plating, but will wait to hear other thoughts on this. And, to the forum! Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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To CCF! Probably most likely a plated coin. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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 a zinc plated copper cent. |
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a zinc plated copper cent. The OP mentioned it's magnetic, so it can't be zinc plated. Steel or nickel plating I'd assume. Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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3.11g +/- 0.13g
But remember those tolerances are only at the 95% level, 5% can be heavier or lighter and the batch is still within tolerance.
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Found a nick in the rim and here is photo of that  |
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A genuine steel penny with this much rust on the obverse and reverse is going to have a rusty edge, since that is where the steel is most vulnerable to rusting. The edge on this coin is perfectly white - indicating the entire coin has been plated. Which is not how the edge of steel cents should look.
The colour of the metal inside the nick isn't really relevant; if the coin was plated after the nick was put there, then the nick will show the plating inside it like this.
When you say "is magnetic", what exactly do you mean? Does it behave in exactly the same way to a magnet as a normal 1943 steel cent? Do a test with a cheap, weak magnet - not one of those neodymium supermagnets. A copper cent plated with nickel will "be magnetic", but the magnetic attraction will be noticeably weaker than for a solid steel cent.
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very good observation Sap,  |
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