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Hello, group I'm looking for more information and possible detailed information on the 1942/1943 copper plated steel test planchets. There may have been 3 weights 2.6 to 2.8 grams. Coin in photo has no plating on the edge. Thanks for any information  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 To CCF! I'd like to see a nice clear close up of the coin before making an assessment. Errers and Varietys.
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My first thought.
Basement slabber, basement plating job.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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I spent a bunch of money and time trying to get one that I've had for over 40 years certified. NGC, PGCS and ANACS all refused to grade or certify. NGC requested a COA ? NGC has already graded/certified four planchets from "a private collection", but still would not even consider looking at mine. I was told that there are too many fake coins on the market to venture into grading/certifying. I'm kind of thinking that DBM may be correct in his assumption.
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
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to the Community. As the saying goes: too good to be true then it is, I also think it is a fake coin and slab all together. |
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Is that a legitimate slab? Did you have it graded yourself?
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to CCF. Better images are needed, but we may just find that the cent was 'home plated' then slabbed. |
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Two three things:  The slab appears to be "Seven Seas Coin Grading Service" or "Seven Seas Grading Company," based in Alberta. There is a website. I won't link it here or anywhere. This same coin has been posted on CCF before. Here's the thread. You may sense the terseness of my post and think I dislike seeing this stuff reappear. You wouldn't be wrong.  Edited by fortcollins
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Anyone with the right equipment can copper plate a steel cent. It is the copper 1943 cent that is valuable.
Thanks fortcollins for the link, I had forgotten about that one until I started reading it.
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Thanks fortcollins for the link, I had forgotten about that one until I started reading it.   |
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Hi, group thanks for the input. Legit slab yes, the grade has a BA in numismatics from the usa. Possible diy plate someone said but how do you explain no plating on the edge and explain no damage and great grade. How do you also explain that this coin came from the estate of eva Adams. Thanks for any further information. I'm looking for records of the copper plated steel test planchets that started at 2.6 grams late 1942 and changed to 2.8 grams in 1943.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Fascinating discussion. In a perfect world, would love to see and evaluate the piece in-hand.
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Bedrock of the Community
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First, how do you prove this was done at the mint when there is no known record
and second, why would the mint plate it with copper when the idea of the steel
cent was to save copper during WWII.
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How do you also explain that this coin came from the estate of eva Adams. Her collection was auctioned by Stack's starting back in 1991. I am reasonably confident that if such a genuine specimen were to have been from her collection it would have been verified and surfaced well before now. Do you something to support the provenance of the coin? |
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