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Valued Member
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I opened a couple of unsearched penny rolls and found a fair amount of steel pennies. Are they worth much, and are the "dirty" ones more collectible? I actually think I like the dark grey "dirty" ones better :/  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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 to CCF. In a word,no. The original shiny ones are more desirable. They also have reprocessed ones that look shiny,but they are not collectible. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
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Unless a steel cent is uncirculated with no wear or rub and it still retains original surfaces it isn't worth much more than a few cents, regardless of shiny or dull.
As mentioned, many steel cents are reprocessed and will look bright but have had the original surfaces destroyed in that process.
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"... many steel cents are reprocessed and will look bright but have had the original surfaces destroyed in that process." *** Edited by Staff to add quote tags. Please use them in the future. Posts are very difficult to read without them.***How do you tell the difference? Anyone have pictures? |
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Type reprocessed cent in search box upper left of page. John1 |
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Rest in Peace
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Nugget, the one in the center of your pix, w/ rust on head and coat has about the best example of those w/ original zinc finish. It is dull gray, matte finish. The Repo's are reflective shiny, you'll see the details fuzz out, not clear and sharp edged like natural, repo has a "soft" look to those details.
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Valued Member
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So would I be right to say that most of the coins have had their zinc worn off during circulation?
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United States
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How do you tell the difference? Original cents will have exposed steel on the edges, reprocessed do not. The difference is steel cents planchets were punch from steel sheets that were already plated. Quote:
So would I be right to say that most of the coins have had their zinc worn off during circulation? Yes, the zinc plating wears off in circulation. |
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In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
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to the CCF! |
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United States
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Thanks! You have all been very helpful. I wish I started here sooner.  |
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BAD
-- ones on which the zinc plating has been breached allowing the steel to rust
-- ones that are shiny; probably reprocessed (replated)
-- ones that are VERY shiny and feel oily; possibly mercury coated which makes them toxic
GOOD
-- ones that have a silvery matte finish
-- ones that are dull but otherwise undamaged
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Valued Member
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-- ones that have a silvery matte finish
-- ones that are dull but otherwise undamaged So in reference to the photo, the ones that are light gray would be more desirable? If they are in good condition otherwise. |
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