Need Some Help Please (1945 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC )

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kevinchaffee New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/01/2018 9:47 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * My wife, daughter, and I were looking at our old coins. We are not collectors but have a few odd, silver, indian head, wheat, etc. I have a 1943 zinc penny, not rare I know, but what is odd and I need an answer to is my wife has what appears to be a 1945 zinc penny. I know that is not supposed to exist, but I swear it is not copper. Can someone shed some light on this for us? Thank you. Kevin. Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/01/2018 9:58 pm Can you post pictures of this coin? and possibly its weight? Here is the tutorial about uploading and posting images And here is the CCF Free Image Optimizer to help crop your images. And please preview your post/pictures to be sure the images are rotated correctly. Please preview your post/pictures to be sure they are rotated correctly. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 09/01/2018 9:59 pm to the funny farm! That is most likely a plated coin. Nickel and zinc were used in High School science classes and now in YouTube videos. It may be slightly magnetic, the zinc plated steelies(1943's) will jump to a magnet, nickel has a slight magnetic pull. I have found coins plated with "Goldtone"(on watches), brass Mercury, even silver and 24kt gold! Why is beyond me? Birthyear perhaps? Edited by Crazyb0 09/01/2018 10:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
kevinchaffee New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/01/2018 10:12 pm I can see if I can send some pictures. We don't have a gram scale yet to get a weight. It has no magnetism at all, my 1943 hits a magnet hard. Is there something we can put on it to see if it is plated? That's probably the most realistic answer. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/01/2018 10:41 pm #kc, first welcome to CCF. Second, please post pics of your coin--that would help. However, the best diagnostic will probably be the weight. Also, remember that the cents in 1943 were made from steel--that is why they are attracted to a magnet. Zinc cents weren't a thing in the US until 1982. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187835 Posts	Posted 09/01/2018 11:18 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/01/2018 11:50 pm Without pics and a weight, I must agree with Crazyb0 that it is most likely plated. Not being magnetic rules out a stray '43 planchet (or coin) being used. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73798 Posts	Posted 09/02/2018 4:47 pm To CCF! https://www.coincommunity.com/image-optimizer/ https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...g-images.asp Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/02/2018 7:34 pm As already noted more than likely plated by someone. Usually kids in schools do that. Report this Post to the Staff
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