Is This A Brass 1942 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC ?

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Potbellypub Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 12:23 am I read where they made some brass pennies in 1942 when they removed the tin so they could use it for the war effort. Is this one of those pennies? Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 12:44 am Bras is just one step up from bronze, the normal composition. It may be, or just discolored funny. Brass if I recall is adding more zinc less manganese and tin. Technically there was more"brass" in the 44-46's, the shell case cents. Weight should be neglidgable. try soaking a Wheaties in Tarnix overnight...gets reaaallyy mellow yellow... Edited by Crazyb0 12/15/2017 12:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 10:04 am It's been dip cleaned. Once done a cent never regains a natural tone. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 12:23 pm Impossible to tell visually. Would need XRF or Proton Xray Emmission testing to tell for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 3:04 pm I lean toward chemical cleaning. Report this Post to the Staff
Potbellypub Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 12/16/2017 3:32 pm Thank you for your replies I have been trying to comment on this for two days and I keep getting a message saying site is busy cannot post at this time. Again thanks for the info. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 12/16/2017 4:10 pm I am inclined to agree with the suggestion that it has undergone some sort of chemical cleaning. The thick black spots next to and above Abe's ear also make me rather curious. XRF may be the 'go' for this coin, if you happened to be really motivated to investigate it. A bullion dealer or a scrap gold jewelry buyer should have a hand held XRF instrument. Edited by sel_69l 12/16/2017 4:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Potbellypub Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 12/18/2017 12:40 am I may try that sel691. Thanks for your input. Report this Post to the Staff
uruman Pillar of the Community United States 5193 Posts	Posted 12/18/2017 01:23 am It!s been put in vinegar. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/18/2017 1:13 pm Or colored with a highlighter? Nothing special about it. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/18/2017 9:02 pm Even if it is one of the brass ones there is nothing really special about it, it was still just a regular issue. Report this Post to the Staff
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Is This A Brass 1942 LWC?