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This is still in the plastic from right after being minted! I'm sure its MS-? but wanna have an idea how high! Also is this coin worth spending the money to get graded by PCGS? And sorry about the flash on my phone, only close-up light I had rn!   |
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Guess I kinda gave the obverse not enough light and the reverse a lil too much!
Edited by Mckinley_4th
01/05/2018 9:21 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Not sure they issued coins in mint sets in plastic holders back then, did they? May have been repackaged by company calle Littlteton Coin perhaps? And is that a very glossy shine on that coin? If it is, it's been replated, looks like it because the details are mushy and soft around them. If replated , coin is considered damaged and no longer worth one cent.
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coin is considered damaged and no longer worth one cent. Plated cents are damaged; but they don't lose their status as currency! |
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Well that's what I was thinking/assuming because it's a set of 1943 penny, 1944 penny, & a 1944 D War Nickel! And all are in mint condition! Sorry if I got it mixed up, but it's not plated for sure! |
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It's under plastic plus the flash! Here's a pic without flash! Is that better?   Edited by Mckinley_4th
01/05/2018 10:07 pm
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Those pics are very blurry.
I suggest taking the picture from slightly farther away, and then using a tool such as the Free Image Optimizer on CCF or a tool on your computer to crop the image to just show the coin. This will ensure the image is in focus, and not blurry.
Edited by SilverDollar2017
01/05/2018 11:41 pm
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Yes, way too blurry. Also, take a group shot of the three.
What type of "packaging" are they in? Back up so we can see better.
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Unfortunately, your 1943-D sent has been chemically stripped of it's original zinc plating and was then replated. This was quite popular in the 1960's and 70's and was usually referred to as "reprocessing". A lot of those reprocessed cents ended up in telemarketers war-time 50th anniversary coin sets in the early 1990's. You still see them sometimes being offered in the Sunday newspaper advertising supplements as a PDS wartime cent set. Back in the early days people ran ads in Coin World and Numismatic News offering to "reprocess" your 1943 cents. If I remember correctly, for every 100 coins you sent, the reprocessor would keep 50 for doing the work and would return 50 "bright and shiny" reprocessed coins to you. A 1943 cent that has original surfaces will have a matte-like frosty finish and almost look like a frosty uncirculated silver dime. Reprocessed cents will be more mirror like and have a glossy finish. They sometimes have a bluish hue to them, too. Your coin is not worth sending in for 3rd party grading. |
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Agree with westernsky 100%. The OP coin is a novelty coin and nothing more. You can wrap a turd in cellophane and sell it for 50 cents but inside is still a turd.  Edited by BadThad
01/06/2018 02:07 am
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Anyway -  to the CCF! |
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After looking further at the coin, I agree with westernsky - this coin is replated, and definitely not worth sending to TPG. By the way, unless a coin is part of a proof set, it should never be in a plastic wrapper - unless done so by a third party. However, coins in holders by PCGS, NGC, or ANACS - unlike coins put in plastic wrappers - will often be worth more than a "raw" coin on the market. Edited by SilverDollar2017
01/06/2018 11:45 am
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