Is This 1943 Cent Re-Plated Or Unaltered?

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SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 12:08 pm My dad's collection has a few of these very shiny steel cents in it that I assumed were mint state when he gave me the collection as a kid, but, as I've gotten more into coins in the past year or so, I've gotten more suspicious of them. Thought I'd start with the least suspicious, to my eye, since if this one is plated, the rest 100% have to be as well. Edited by SamCoin 04/02/2020 12:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff

bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24148 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 12:18 pm Doesn't look reprocessed to me. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 12:25 pm Check the edge. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 12:28 pm Thanks, Bobby! To go from the least suspicious to the most suspicious, what do you think of this one? I'm very skeptical of the shininess on the scratches. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 12:31 pm What should I be looking for on the edge, John? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 1:06 pm The roughness of the surfaces makes me think the old zinc was removed with an acid etch and then replated. On the edge, if it hasn't been replated you should be able to see the different layers of metal, zinc/steel/zinc, if it has been replated it will be all one color. The blanks for the steel cents were planched for steel strip that had already been zinc plated so the punching exposed the steel on the edges (and smeared the zinc layer from one side partially over the edge. So one lyer of the zinc should be visible, the other layer might not be.) Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 1:14 pm Thanks Conder! They are indeed re-plated. Disappointed, but not surprised. Glad to finally know for sure. Edited by SamCoin 04/02/2020 3:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 2:00 pm Good info Conder. I didn't know that nugget. Thank you. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 2:22 pm Yes, thanks for that indeed. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/02/2020 2:35 pm Conder101 got it John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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