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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The answer is o the magnet test. Be aware are many coins like this around.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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What you are seeing as "special" on the reverse is just the effects of a poorly done re-plating job. Old, uneven surfaces were left in place and not removed before it was replated. It looks super shiny, which is a hallmark of a replated steel cent.
Being super shiny on the third side (the edge) is another give-away to this one being replated and considered doctored.
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Moderator
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
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I got this coin from a coin dealer and yesterday was the first time that I took it out of the paper protector that it came in. I'm uploading a picture of how I purchased the coin.I truly hope that the coin dealer didn't repaint this coin and sell it to me.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree, poor plating job and only worth face value.  |
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Valued Member
United States
76 Posts |
Is poor plating a common thing with the 1943 Lincoln cents?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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The poor plating is a result of it being replated after it left the mint by a third party to enhance the coin.
Replating makes it pretty much worthless to a collector as it is considered damage.
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Valued Member
United States
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Well that is the last coin I ever buy from that coin shop.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
At our coin shop, that would be given out at face value in change. They even give out worn silver certificates in change!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Muncie. This coin is steel cent as all of the 43s were. The U.S. needed copper during the war so they made cents out of steel. They didn't last long, they would rust quickly. People didn't want to carry a rusty coin around, so they didn't use them. Someone came up with the idea of coating them so they wouldn't rust. You could send them 100 cents, they would reprocess them [replate] them and send you back 50 cents. Making 50%. Reprocessed coins have no numismatic value. Just a Wheat cent now. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's actually not a typical Wheat cent from a value standpoint - it has no bullion value, unlike all other Wheat cent dates. Not to be technical!  Edited by Coinfrog
07/21/2022 6:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ah come on Frog steels worth $50. a ton  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is what a MS-67 steel cent should look like:  Here is a side by side with a reprocess coin that was plated:  That is the look you don't want to see on an altered 1943 cent. CoopHome: How can you tell if your 1943 cent is normal or re-processed? no shine |
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