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New Member
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I have what I believe is a 1940 Steel penny. I was looking for some information on it since I can't seem to find any info online about it at all. It is magnetic, I checked after a local coin shop I called said it could of been dipped in acid but that putting a magnetic would disprove this.
Any information would help, thanks!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We would need pictures and the weight.  |
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Moderator
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Welcome to the CCF Completed!
Pictures are huge with the CCF, as we have many experts in many different areas of Numismatics in our family.
Sounds like a 1943 Steel Cent but pics are needed to be definitive.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pictures would help a lot...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see a couple possibilities. First is that it is an altered 1943. Since the steel planchette had not yet been conceived for cents in 1940 it certainly is not an error coin in that sense. While the Mint may have been producing coins on similar blanks in 1940 for other countries it is pretty unlikely (but not impossible) one of these got mixed in.
The second is that it was plated. I think (not sure though) that nickel plating a copper coin may make it slightly magnetic, depending on the amount of nickel used.
Regardless of whether these explanations or some other is the truth, pictures would really help.
Edited by n9jig
11/09/2013 10:01 am
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Pillar of the Community
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to CCF. Good pics of the front/back and edge would help as well as a weight. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Looks to me like someone plated it with steel...
Edited by Joseph7420
11/09/2013 12:42 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Its plated. see the edge where the brown shows through?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When you are stating it is magnetic. Does it stick to a magnet or is it just moved by a magnet? What sort of magnet are you using?
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Valued Member
United States
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definitely coated with something
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Strongly magnetic (coin JUMPS to the magnet) or weakly magnetic (magnet affects it, may or may not pick it up)?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks to have been plated.
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New Member
United States
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It seems strongly magnetic jumps to magnetic
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Looks plated to me, maybe mercury? or chrome? John1 |
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