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Bedrock of the Community
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Look for rough surfaces couples with an unnatural shine. Also look at the edge, reprocessed cents will be fully plated while an original 1943 will have raw steel on the edge.
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Pillar of the Community
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I had thought about buying some BU steelies at one time on ebay but I strayed away from that because I didn't know if they were replated or not. |
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Almost any 43 cents that have a shine or sheen have been replated. The only way they could retain a shiny finish after 70 years without replating is if they were sealed almost immediately after minting, that was never done.
I recently bought a 20 pound bag of mixed foreign coins and found 3 1944 Belgian 2-Franc coins. These were struck on the same planchettes as 1943 US steel cents and they have a dull finish that appears original.
While my book collection of 43 cents are certainly replated I do retain a set of fairly decent coins that are not replated. Since 43 cents are pretty common and inexpensive a replated set is not a bad thing to have for aesthetic purposes.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Look for rough surfaces couples with an unnatural shine.  The details seem to be a little mushy on the replated ones compared to a normal one as well. |
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I have a 2FR coin that's pretty shiny.  |
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have a 2FR coin that's pretty shiny. If it is a 44 then maybe it is plated... |
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Almost any 43 cents that have a shine or sheen have been replated. The only way they could retain a shiny finish after 70 years without replating is if they were sealed almost immediately after minting, that was never done. Never done? Not really true. Way, way back I used to take many of them and seal in those plastic tubes. Now many rolls of them and they look like the day they were made. Out of well over 2,000 of these steel cents, possibly half are Uncirculated. And of course I too have many replated ones. 3 were plated with Copper. My favorites. |
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Here's mine:   Yes, there is a bit of crud that's probably removable, but shiny zinc/iron is delicate stuff so I've kept it out of my ultrasonic cleaner (which works very well, by the way...!). Re-plated? You be the judge (and also I'd like a grade for it :P). |
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I am currently searching a quarter of a million wheat pennies. I have gone through about 130k so far and I have almost a full roll of "shiny" AU/MS coins that look as good as the day they were minted. I also have a mint sewn bag of 1943-S. I am not sure what shape they are in. But I bet they look pretty good!
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I also have a mint sewn bag of 1943-S. I am not sure what shape they are in. But I bet they look pretty good!  What do you think your chances are of there being a copper one in that bag?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I also have a mint sewn bag of 1943-S. I am not sure what shape they are in. But I bet they look pretty good!
I'd have opened that as soon as I got it. Placed all the MS graded ones in plastic tubes. Checked for mint erros and of course, look for a Copper one. Where did you ever get that. One of my favorite coins. Sure wish I found that. |
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I also have a mint sewn bag of 1943-S. I am not sure what shape they are in. But I bet they look pretty good!
I'd have opened that as soon as I got it. Placed all the MS graded ones in plastic tubes. Checked for mint erros and of course, look for a Copper one. Where did you ever get that. One of my favorite coins. Sure wish I found that. Wierd thing about those is how many have been plated with all kinds of metals. I've got some Chrome plated, Zinc plated, Tin plated and Copper plated. Chromed ones look like a proof and probably that is why someone did that so they could sell them as if a proof. Some are done so well it is almost impossible to tell. The ones that are really noticable are the ones where all the letters and numbers now look larger and mushy. Edited by just carl
10/17/2013 10:43 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I have always wondered the same thing. Thanks for the answers.  |
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My Grandparents lived in San Francisco all their lives. My Grandfather got the bag in 43, from the Mint. Or at least that is what he always told me. He said he got it because he thought it would be worth something some day. I got it from him shortly before he passed away in 1984. He also had BU rolls of Lincoln Cents from every year he lived in the City until they stopped minting them. At least one roll and more likely two or three. Except for 68 where he had 30 rolls and 69 where he had a dozen rolls. From 70 to 74 he had 4 rolls each. I got those too. When I got them I told him it would have been cooler had he saved rolls of Dimes,Quarters and Halves. He said he had one of each from 1936, when he moved to the City, till they stopped making them. He also said he had sold them to a coin shop when the Hunt brothers ran the price up in 80. What I would give for those rolls of Merc's.
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Well... with inflation, that may have been the best time ever to sell! (If they were junk... but mint rolls are different and I hope he got a very good price.) My dad sold his graduation gift 1oz of gold when it broke $1000 in 80s dollars... that was a very good idea  |
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