1942 Steel Cent.. No Just Looks Like One..

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nocomment New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 08:31 am Hey I snagged this a few days ago for $3 and I just said who cares if its colored with crayon if it could be a steel planchet but like I assumed it is not and it was also actually said to be a error coin at a live auction I assume because of the cut but I do not know.. it is a 1942 Wheat cent.. the outer rim shows copper and it has the weight of a normal copper cent but it does not look to be plated by the average Joe and looks more like it was meant to be there.. I am just looking for info on how this happens and what it is called because I know I have heard of it and seen pictures of them but I cant find my old source so while I look further if any knows what I am talking about or can tell me what the error is on this coin if any feel free to elaborate on this for me and any future finds like this. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 08:47 am I'm no pro but it looks to be plated,maybe mercury. The dings on it look to be post mint damage.Not an error but like I said I am no pro. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
emh Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 08:56 am I found one of these, it was 1944 though. Got excited as it's rumored that a few 1944 steel's made it out of the mint. It had minor specs of copper coloring on the outer rim, but the rest was silver... Unfortunately it was plated :( Report this Post to the Staff
Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 10:31 am Can be missing the copper layer or they took the copper off with some quemical I guess !? Report this Post to the Staff
scurry64 Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 10:35 am Quote: Can be missing the copper layer or they took the copper off with some quemical I don't think 1942 cents were copper plated. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 10:37 am The 1942 steel was an experiment piece to show what the steel cents would look like for 1943. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 10:40 am 1. The coin is plated...crudely at that. 2. The color of the 'cut' in the coin shows it was plated after the damage. 3. 1942 cents were 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc. French Bronze. Zinc cents didn't come around for another 40 years. Report this Post to the Staff
Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 03/24/2011 12:34 pm Scurry you are right they are copper my bad guys ! Report this Post to the Staff
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