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My graded steel cent looks different from my non graded ones in my coin album. They lack any luster. I suspect my ungraded steel cents may be reprocessed. How can I tell?  |
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I can usually tell by the sharpness of the devices or lack thereof. Also, the plating shouldn't have a "mottled" appearance.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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You can usually tell if it's a Reprocessed Steel Cent by looking at the surfaces. Reprocessed Steel Cents lack mint luster, and have a very dull appearance to it.
Errers and Varietys.
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They lack mint luster for sure, but I would hardly describe their surfaces as "dull". In my experience, the reprocessed cents I've seen have a glossy, almost chromed look to them, and they usually lack fine detail because they were circulated before being treated.
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07/28/2018 6:53 pm
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Another way to tell is if the edge is shiny and slippery. The un-plated ones (original,not reprocessed) will have a dull rougher edge. Also use the search box,upper left of page for a bunch of info. John1  EDIT: To be more clear (original,not reprocessed) Edited by John1
07/29/2018 04:32 am
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Zach, the D and following P are reprocessed...can tell by the ghosting on digits.
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07/28/2018 11:04 pm
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Another way to tell is if the edge is shiny and slippery. The un-plated ones will have a dull rougher edge. This. Original steel cents to do not have the zinc plating on the edge. This is because the sheets were plated before the blanks were punched out from them. |
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So much depends on who did the plating and with what. I've got well over 4,000 of those 1943 Cents. Some are plated with Zinc, Tin, Chrome and even Copper. I've only got 3 of the Copper ones since so many people keep them. The Chromed ones are done for fun and look like mirrors. The Tinned or zinc plated ones are sometimes really difficult to tell if done by a good platter person. Usually a good tip is the edge of the coin being showing the steel. However, even that is not a certainty since many do not show that. In other words a well done replate job is not necessarily easy to spot.
I'm still trying to put together an entire roll of Chromed ones.
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07/29/2018 09:15 am
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