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1943 Steel Penny Weight Discrepancy

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ijn1944
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Yes, an end-on, close-in pic of the rim could tell us much.
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nice looking cent, can we also see a reverse image of it?
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Interesting find.
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Yes, an end-on, close-in pic of the rim could tell us much.

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nice looking cent, can we also see a reverse image of it?
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Thanks everyone! Sorry for the delay the shine made it tough to photo well.
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looks plated - an edge image will tell the truth here - if shiny like the reverse then plated, if it looks dull like raw steel then not plated.
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lcutler
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That one has definitely been plated.
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yep, afraid so - a plated '43 cent
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Sadly it's been reprocessed.
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Dang it!! Really thought for a minute I had an amazing find :(
Why would someone plate those?
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Thank you all for the input - saved me from a loss sending it in for grading!! Ty ty
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Why would someone plate those


There were probably multiple thousands of them plated.
The reason being to make your coin look like new and
shiny again for collectors and also they could be passed
off as a new cent by some sellers. Problem is that they just
ended up as being an altered cent with no extra value.
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Could it be a SMS? Found it in a US Mint celebrating the hundredth anniversary the changing Lincoln set?
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Can't be an sms cent, they weren't introduced until 1965. Plated steel cents are extremely common.
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