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New Member
United States
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Hey everyone, So I have this beautiful 1943 Steel Cent, which looks basically UNC...I really don't see any signs of it being re-surfaced. The issue is, there are a few tiny rust spots across the obverse of the coin. Is there any way to get rid of these without totally damaging the coin? Also, would it be worth it to send it in for grading or is the rust too much? Thanks!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
The goose is cooked on this, I'm afraid.  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19126 Posts |
Spots are unfortunate, plus, the coin looks to be lightly (lightly...) circulated. Photos aren't particularly sharp--could be an outcome of shooting pics through 2x2 mylar, which typically doesn't produce the best results.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7614 Posts |
It just goes with the territory.
They are zinc coated steel and once the steel is exposed the rust will happen.
Not much you can do to mitigate it. The damage is done.
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
 Sorry it's a goner . |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
also one already graded can be purchased usually for less, thank it would cost you to submit it. after grading and shipping fees..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1590 Posts |
You could go old school and shellac it, but while it will preserve it, it will have almost no value over what it does right now.
Here is the thing, except for those in a climate controlled or low humidity local, they are all going to look like this in 50 years or less.
I opened a mint sewn bag of 43-S' about 6 years ago and I had to cull about 10 percent. And this was a bag stored in a vault since the 60s.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Rust spots on steel pennies knocks the value down almost as effectively as post mint damage does.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12477 Posts |
Unfortunately, nothing can be done for the rust that wouldn't damage the coin further and, as mentioned, buying an already graded problem-free example would be cheaper than submitting this one.  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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Typical steel cent. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1667 Posts |
it is what it is, they were galvanized back then, which even if you didn't have the surface rust the edge would still be exposed steel. They have to have been well taken care of to not have some form of rust on them really.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thankfully, this are very inexpensive in mint state. This coin is what we call a goner, attempting to conserve the rust would be a waste of time and money.
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Posted 11/15/2020 5:07 pm
