What Happened To This 1943-S Wheatie?

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Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 11/13/2007 3:24 pm I found this coin in the parking lot at the grocery store (I never pass up found money). I was just going to toss it in the bucket, but I thought I'd post it here first because the stuff (plating?) looks like it has just peeled, or flaked off the coin in places. What could have caused this? I'm curious because I've never seen the condition before (yeah, I'm still pretty new to the hobby, and I'm sure there are alot of things about coins I'm going to discover that I've never seen before). Anyway, this is a first for me, so can somebody tell me what happened to this wheatie? Thanks. Ralph Image: 1943S.jpg 48.97 KB Image: 1943SReverse.jpg 49.53 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 11/13/2007 3:27 pm My mistake - it's a 1943D Wheatie. Sorry. Ralph Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 11/13/2007 3:32 pm Ralph, The 1943-D Lincoln was 100% steel with a thin zinc coating. What you are seeing is rust on the steel where the zinc coating has worn off. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/13/2007 3:49 pm Some of the re-processed 1943 Cents start to separate and fall off. When they re-process the coins the details enhance on the devices and appear that it is high grade coin till you look closely and see the bumpy finish on the fields. Over the date and mint mark areas it appears to look doubled on re-processed Cents, but the extra thickness makes an allusion that it is going on there. But I feel re-processed cents are not as valuable as the non re-plated Cents. The reprocessing ruins the value to me. Ralph: I'm not stating that your coin is re-processed, but it could be. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 11/13/2007 5:49 pm Its rust... Report this Post to the Staff
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