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A few months ago I picked up a sealed 1941-58 Lincoln Cent folder on ebay that came with a sealed bag coins. They said it came from an estate sale and as it was sealed couldn't vouch for which coins it actually came with. I took a gamble on it not knowing exactly how many, or which coins were with it but it turned out, they were all there. All the D,P and S's and all of them looked great. The 3 best coins in the set by far were the 1943's. They have sharp details and are very bright. I assumed right off the bat that they were uncirculated, or maybe even proofs that were tossed into the bag to complete the set but when I looked at the (s) coin I noticed that the number (4) looked like it had been worn down but still looked just as shiny in that spot as the other two coins. This makes me want to think that maybe that it had been circulated and then either cleaned or maybe even replated? I posted some pictures below. I am a complete novice when it comes to grading. I have been trying to read up on it over the past few months, but this is far from my area of expertise. (there is some copper residue on some of them that is from sitting in a bag full of other wheat pennies for probably ten years or so) Thanks.      (compared to a circulated 1943 from my collection) |
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Out of curriousity I googled "1943 penny missing 4" and found quite a few people who have similar coins. I don't know if any of them look uncirculated like this one does as there was no pictures but they seem to be saying that there was grease that filled in the 4 on the die that year and that there were enough of these that it is not actually listed as an error. So maybe it is uncirculated and not cleaned after all?
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You forgot to mention replated in your title. I can't tell by your pics,wait for a pro. The missing 4 is kinda common,grease filled die is what caused it I think. John1  |
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There were no 1943 proof cents, so that option is out.
As for cleaned or UNC, can't tell from your pics.
But my money would be on John's comment that they are likely replated.
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These appear to be reprocessed.
Original uncirculated steel cents have matte, silver grey appearances.
Reprocessed steel cents usually have mirror-like surfaces that sometimes have either bluish or pinkish hues. They look artificial.
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pics too small to tell . but no proofs were minted that year. what color are the coins in question ? maybe it's the lighting or your camera making your steel cents look copperish.
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Even with the small pictures I can tell these are "reprocessed/replated" post mint. The surface are too shiny and mirror-like. An original coin will show cartwheel luster, just like an other mint state Lincoln.
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On another note, buy yourself a flat-cinch stapler. You have some serious knife blades hang out of the back of those 2x2's. At least crimp them down with some pliers before they damage other coins.
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I took the pictures before I fixed the staples. I was expecting to catch some flack for that. I have them in there temporerilly until I can decide where to store them long term.
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