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All my wheat pennies have been found in loose change over the years. All my 1943s look the same, except for this one. Can someone please tell me why it looks so different?   There is a blemish on the reverse that I am scared to try and scratch to see if it is on top or part of the coin itself. |
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I'd hazard to guess its been re-plated. Check the edges and see of its the same color.
To clarify, all 1943 pennies were made of zinc-sandwiched steel ((with only a few known exceptions). Because of this, the zinc would darken in circulation and the edges would rust. As such some people re-plated some of these coins to make them shiny again, but in these cases the edges are plated as well.
Edited by SteveCaruso
01/07/2012 2:16 pm
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the edge of the coin is just as shiny as the rest of the coin. So, this coin has been re-plated?
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Well.......... that seems like a lot of trouble to go through for a penny. And then not to hold onto it and put it in circulation.
Thanks for the help guys!
Edited by Cajunlady0
01/07/2012 2:34 pm
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I don't know but maybe it is in better grade and near AU/MS condition? Have you compared it to one in mint state?
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Looks to me that it has been cleaned or re plated. John1  |
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i have rolls of super shinny steels my grandpa gave me they are bu and never plated just pretty.
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I was just looking at it really close........did a slight scratch with my nail on the reverse where the darker metal is showing. It must be plated, because the little area got bigger. So, something is coming off of it. It is some kind of added layer on the coin.
It's not like a few of my others where the steel is still shiny in some areas. This coin has the same finish on both sides and edge, except where the coating is coming off in that one litle spot. I bet you it is plated. A mint state coin would not behave like this, correct?
Gonna leave it alone and keep it in the tube with the rest of them.
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I knew a guy who knew a guy with slight autism that would hook up a model train transformer to a tub of salt water and some nails or something and zap all of the pennies he could get ahold of and strip the copper off the zinc pieces. Who the heck knows why.
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heres my 67--not replated. one of my favorite wheats  Retired USAF 1983-2003
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01/07/2012 11:36 pm
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I agree with john1 that it is either cleaned or replated. I am interested to hear from more knowledgeable members which it is and how to tell the difference.
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I presenty have over 2,000 of them. Many, many look just like that nice sort of new one. Not plated, just not dirty, rusted, corroded, just in good condition. Many people find almost new coins in change from the 40's, 50's, 60's all the time lately. There are numerous reasons they appear. Home invations where coins are stolen and dumped into coin counting machines. People loose their jobs and start using coins that have been saved in jars, cans, boxes, all over the house. People take old coin colecting folders from when they were kids and just turn the coins in to a bank.
That sort of good condition one looks normal to me. Just in good condition.
Yes, oddly enough many were and still are being plated with all sorts of stuff. I've got some that are Chome plated, some Zinc plated, Tin plated and a few Copper Plated. I guess it is just something some people like to do.
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If it was re-plated, it could be from someone that inherited or stole a bunch of coins and just dumped them at a bank or coin counting machine, because they didn't know what they were worth. That's why we all search rolls!   |
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if the edge is shiny like the Obverse and Reverse its definitely replated. This happened quite a bit because the steel cents didn't look very good unless they were stored perfectly. They would suffer from rust and all other types of things rather easily. When I first started collecting I didn't know about reprocessed cents and actually had one in my 7070 album, when I found out it was reprocessed I purchased a MS-66 1943-D cent graded by NGC and cracked it out. Once you see them side by side you can really tell the difference, the edge is the easiest place to look but the reprocessed cents are just way to shiny when compared to even a high grade MS coin
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