1942 Brass LWC, What Grade Would You Give This Coin?

OK. Would like to see some/any proof of that.

Thanks for posting that @moneym. It looks like the seller was being a little deceptive with this listing,
by using Brass in the description but referring to the "color" of the coin and not the metal composition.
I posted an auction result for a 1942 Lincoln Cent struck on a brass planchet for your reference.
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...-45-anacs-oh
I would do some research on your coin before having it graded by a TPG company.
Weight. Metallurgy Testing to see what metals it has in it.

At the very least it's a thick planchet, weighs in at 3.3g

Bronze cents (normal composition) were 95% copper and 5% tin & zinc. Brass cents (1944, '45 & '46) were 95% copper and 5% zinc. Both weighed 3.11 grams nominal with essentially identical specific gravity. Brass and bronze are nearly identical alloys.

I doubt any test would be conclusive re a '42 missing tin because it was such a small percentage of the total weight. i.e. Tin doesn't show up on an xrf wouldn't mean much if anything. Max spec weight was 3.24 grams from the mint so 3.30 grams is a touch high but would add no value.

If the metallic content is significantly different the you should get valid results. My example wasn't the best because I was comparing shell-case brass cents to bronze cents. They are essentially identical but an off metal alloy in 1942 wouldn't have been shell-case brass.

Another question is why an experienced ebay coin seller (who also operates a brick & mortar coin shop) would claim their Wheat cent was struck on a rare off-metal planchet and then sell it for $7? If they really thought it was something special they would have followed up on it themselves. It seems they had a Wheat cent worth 5 cents and hoped to get $7 plus shipping for it. Just my 2 cents. You never know where lightning will strike.

Looks like a normal, circulated Wheat cent and worth 5 cents.

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Awesome! Finally a good reply. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for your brass 1942 or how did you otherwise acquire it?

I found my coin in 1958 in a roll of coins that I got from a bank, when I first started collecting coins. In regards to the weight issue, NGC graded 1942 brass cents are 3.26 grams. The brass planchet is from an Ecuadorian coin that was minted prior to switching dies and minting cents. Evidently, some blank brass planchets were left in the holding bucket. The Ecuadorian planchets are slightly thicker then standard copper planchets, which accounts for the weight increase. That is the history that I have been able to uncover with research.