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gord Valued Member Canada 279 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 11:52 am I have about 6 or 7 steel US 1943 one cent coins. Some with s , some with d mint marks .coins are pretty worn. Anything to look for in errors or are they just face value? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

WJeeda Valued Member United States 132 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 1:01 pm They are most likely face value, but see if any coins have a thick "D" mint mark, as that could be a doubled die. EDIT: Sorry, yes, steel cents are worth more than face value. I'm too used to people asking if wheat pennies are worth a lot, and then I have to reply, "one penny" most of the time. I don't normally pay for than a penny for steel cents, as they come in rolls I buy, but overall, they are worth more. Edited by WJeeda 04/11/2013 8:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 4:04 pm Check CC's site. Worth more then face just because they are steel,maybe a nickel to 15 cents. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 5:12 pm You need to weigh all the 1943 cents. A few were struck on bronze planchets by error. Zinc-coated steel would be 2.70 grams, bronze would be 3.11 grams. 1943 D has a D/S and a doubled D. As John1 stated all, "worth more than face value." Report this Post to the Staff
ghostrider Pillar of the Community United States 1116 Posts	Posted 04/11/2013 5:43 pm I have about 4 rolls of the steelies salted away somewhere and will have to pull them out to see if there is anything good amongst them. Report this Post to the Staff
gord Valued Member Canada 279 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 11:31 pm Thanks guys good info..:) Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/13/2013 8:03 pm I used to have over 4,000 of them. Started giving them to kids for fun. Now down to over 2,500 or so. I've kept the best ones though. Also, those 43 Cents are and have been for a long time a coin for playing with for people that like to plate stuff. Some are plated with Zinc, Tin, Chrome and Copper. Not sure if any are Gold or Silver plated though. I'm trying to accumulate an entire roll of the Chrome plated ones. Only have 3 of the Copper plated ones. Zinc plated ones are the most commonly plated ones since people try to sell them as Uncirculated or close to it since they look newesh. I've always wondered what else they've been plated with. Always have fun with the Copper plasted ones. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 04/13/2013 8:48 pm Theres Gold plated ones, I would assume silver and maybe Platinum as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Piece-24-...em337fe8f517 Report this Post to the Staff
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