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New Member
United States
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Another one that screams clean me but I haven't It has a strange color and it's got a lettering on it that the others don't. I promise I'm not Uploading these sideways I'm not sure why that's happening.   *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. ***Edited by Winona
07/07/2018 11:16 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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looked brown to me at first. but the high points look rubbed gray.
1943 cents were made of steel due to the war. copper 1943 cents are rare and valuable. I thought it might be copper for a second, but I think it is a toned steel cent. unfortunately steel 43s are common.
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New Member
 United States
45 Posts |
Would this be a coin worth cleaning to make sure of the coloring or is it absolutely out of the question don't clean any coins?
Edited by Winona
07/07/2018 11:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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From 1909 to 1958, Lincoln cents were minted with a Wheat reverse, followed by the Memorial reverse (1958-2008), Lincoln's bicentennial (2009, 4 different reverses), and Shield (2010-present).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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don't clean anything. there are always better ways to figure out what you have. if you have a rare coin, cleaning will leave you feeling that you shoveled cash out of your window.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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don't clean anything. there are always better ways to figure out what you have. In this case (and in many others), the weight of the coin will tell you what you have. A normal 1943 steel cent should weigh around 2.7 grams. If it were the rare and valuable type accidentally struck on a 95% copper planchet, it should weigh around 3.1 grams. I think your coin just shows environmental damage (staining/toning). In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could also just use a magnet, if it sticks to a magnet, it's steel.
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New Member
United States
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Ugh..
It stuck to the magnet.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Adam_E with the save!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The zinc coating started to wear off of the steel planchet . Your coin is displaying a little rust and corrosion . DO NOT clean it ,it will be worse off than it was .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't clean it. Try soaking it in 100% acetone from the hardware store (this is conservation, not cleaning).
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Rest in Peace
United States
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In 99.99% of the time, cleaning is a bad thing. Natural is better and removing the "skin" from a coin is almost always bad.
Cleaning can't be taken back.
Accept the coins for what they are. When you are BUYING coins, don't get them that have problems you don't like.
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United States
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 In any event, your coin is a pretty typical looking circulated steelie. |
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Posted 07/07/2018 11:18 pm
