1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Steel Purple Penny For Worth Evalution

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sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 05/30/2020 10:51 pm Hey all, I have this real Steel 1943 penny that is mineral covered Purple. I have seen copper pennies do this but never a Steel penny. I do sell coins on the internet and want to be fare on price. I realize its just a oxidization process that occured but how rare is this oddity and what would be a fare price bracket? Thank you kindly! Edited by sccollector 05/30/2020 10:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7613 Posts	Posted 05/30/2020 11:42 pm If you are referring to the coin in the 2x2 then it most likely is a reprocessed steel cent. The original zinc coating (and rust) is stripped off then the coin gets a new zinc plating. They end up with a bluish haze and have a more mirror-like finish. Sometimes then tone different colors. They are referred to as "reprocessed" and are only worth a few cents. Report this Post to the Staff
sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 05/30/2020 11:45 pm Thank you for the details! Report this Post to the Staff
sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 05/31/2020 05:39 am I did a scrape test on rim. There is no original zinc or replate zinc... its raw steel thats purple. Just in case anyone was curious as I was. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 05/31/2020 06:30 am Scraping a coin is a bad idea. If it was something special, it would lose a lot of value. Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7613 Posts	Posted 05/31/2020 11:03 am If you think it's something special then send it in for 3rd party grading. Good luck! Report this Post to the Staff
Kloccwork419 Pillar of the Community United States 1359 Posts	Posted 05/31/2020 12:13 pm By the look of that reverse I would say it was toned with some type of chemical and/or heat Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19118 Posts	Posted 05/31/2020 12:58 pm Could just let the market place decide its value. Put it up for auction on ebay, with a $0.01 opening. It's possible someone would be willing to part with $2-$5 for it. Or, just hold onto it as an interesting piece. Report this Post to the Staff
sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 05/31/2020 1:09 pm Normally I would not have scraped test a valuable coin, but this had to be decided as I beleived the group was right about a replating.....just in this case it wasnt replated with zinc. Thanks all! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/31/2020 9:28 pm Odd but maybe a bad attempted at reprocessing this coin . Report this Post to the Staff
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1943 LWC Steel Purple Penny For Worth Evalution