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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Close-ups show what looks to be a rather poor re-plating job with all those bits of debris trapped under the plating.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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In my mind, definitely plated/reprocessed.
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Bedrock of the Community
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10579 Posts |
Definitely reprocessed (plated) - they are now worth just one cent each - in reality plating a coin is considered damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6116 Posts |
The coins are replated/reprocessed. I advise caution when buying coins in Capital holders as they are often messed with to make them all shine equally.
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Pillar of the Community
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588 Posts |
Thanks for the replies, that's what I was assuming when I looked at em under a loupe! But wouldn't that affect the weight more?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
588 Posts |
Steel cents do come in at 2.7 correct? I'm not arguing that the coins aren't plated, but I'm unfamiliar with the process, I haven't the foggiest what weight that typically adds to a coin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For your future reference, unplaited 43s will never be this shiny. They have a duller surface.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I haven't the foggiest what weight that typically adds to a coin CCB420, I don't have any empirical evidence but I'm guessing 10 or 20 milligrams. Not really enough to push the weight outside of the normal mint tolerance range. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
United States
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With out a doubt, they were re-processed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
588 Posts |
Ah ok, I just assumed replating would add more weight;! So next question, is there any substance that will strip the playing material
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Pillar of the Community
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And I asked this same question about the comical fake '44 posted by another member, but what could/would a person gain by plating a '43 steel cent, to just make it look like a '43 steel cent? I mean I could see an advantage to plating a '44 to look like a '43, but why replate a '43 to look like a '43? Just for the luster?
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