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greott71 Valued Member United States 191 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 9:05 pm How can you tell if one has been coated,to make it look better? If it has been coated, is there a safe way too get it off? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 9:07 pm If it is shiny and there are plating bubbles. A good one will just look shiny. It is easy to tell. I don't think there is any way to remove it. Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7618 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 10:12 pm Phosphoric acid will attack and remove the zinc plating. Once it is rinsed off, the coin will be exposed steel and will begin to rust. Edited by westernsky 11/08/2015 10:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 11/09/2015 07:49 am An UNC 1943 with original surfaces will have a matte finish, not shiny. Proof-like surfaces are a product of reprocessing (replating) which was NOT done by the Mint. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 11/09/2015 12:16 pm Original 1943 steel cents will not have zinc plating on the edge. The metal stock sheets were plated prior to the blanks being punched out, the lack of plating on the edge is a major reason why so many are rusty. Report this Post to the Staff
Turbolag Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 11/09/2015 9:37 pm interesting, I think I have a couple of these that are plated, specifically the ones from my childhood collection that I most likely got from the littleton coin catalogue. You can definitely tell the differnce (i bought a roll of steel cents recently) and they are just TOO bright, and yes have that bubbly, painted over look to them. Report this Post to the Staff
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