1943 Penny Errors - What's My Next Step?

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jackson12345 Valued Member Canada 76 Posts	Posted Yesterday 11:32 pm Hello everyone. My 1943 penny exhibits multiple mint errors - many obverse and reverse large die cracks,and smearing of the letters L and Y in Liberty. Quite a pristine coin otherwise with very little wear. Necessary to assess further conditions details and effect on value? Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 26639 Posts	Posted Yesterday 11:41 pm Quote: Necessary to assess further conditions details and effect on value? In short, no. Die cracks have to be spectacular to add any value. While yours are impressive, they don't rise to the level of adding much numismatic premium. Second, the "smearing" of L and Y to which you refer is just that - smearing of the letters through PMD. You can see how the Y damage is a furrow that starts at Lincoln's collar and travels through the Y. Finally, your coin appears to have that shiny surface indicative of post-mint plating. Value? Minimal. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 20003 Posts	Posted Today 12H 31M ago Plated, worth only 1 cent to a collector, sorry. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21751 Posts	Posted Today 7H 22M ago Die cracks are not considered errors and the rest is damage. The fact that it is plated brings the value down to one cent. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19381 Posts	Posted Today 6H 53M ago Agree with all above. Do like that die crack. Unfortunate that the piece appears to have been plated. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 192450 Posts	Posted Today 4H 43M ago Keep it for fun and as an example. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 76713 Posts	Posted Today 2H 57M ago It's been reprocessed unfortunately. Worth 1 cent as others have said. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 101935 Posts	Posted Today 58M ago I have to agree with Hondo and BadThad comments. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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