1943 Steel Wheatie -- Mint Error Or Damaged

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shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 10:46 am Hi: The coloring and patching on this coin is not familiar to me, any insights on how this coin reached this state? The yellow on steel is odd? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 11:03 am to CCF. Better photos please. One full coin pic obverse and one full coin pic reverse. Make sure to crop before posting.If the edge of your coin is shiny it has been re-plated. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Nieuw Pillar of the Community United States 663 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 11:04 am To me, this coin looks like it just had a bad life, but I'll let the others chime in to see Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19304 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 11:38 am Better photos needed--larger and higher resolution. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10051 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 11:39 am Looks to have been altered. Possibly one or all of the following: plated/polished/circulation damage. No added value and not worth more money to collectors b/c of the damage. But still an interesting piece of WWII history. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 12:54 pm Some kind of damage for sure. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coin searching Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 08/27/2020 3:47 pm Looks damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 08/28/2020 1:59 pm i'll post an update when I get the coin, it is an oddity. thanks for the feedback all! Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 08/28/2020 2:09 pm Looks like it started rusting at one point in it's life then reprocessed/replated and circulated some more. Hope you didn't pay a lot for it Report this Post to the Staff
sirguardian Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 08/28/2020 6:36 pm I read an article on Morgan dollars concerning toning and how it occurs.There was a reference to the material(s) in which the coins is stored. For example, a satchel (canvas bag) as well as earlier folders for collecting with materials/dies/chemicals for such folders react with the metals causing the tone. Just wanted to put that out there. How this applies to "steel cents" I'm not sure... just more info. Report this Post to the Staff
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