1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Steel - Mesh Pattern On Obverse And Phantom 4

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sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 01:49 am Good day again. Another from this last 1,000 batch. Any help? Thanks a bunch! Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 02:26 am The weak 4 seems to be a common defect on the 1943 Steel cent. The rough surface almost looks like the coin has corroded or rusted and was reprocessed. Do you know the weight? ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 03:05 am Environmental corrosion and plating, or perhaps just a bad plating, with a grease-filled four in addition. Value: under a dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 04:06 am It`s 2.8. Is it possible to have only one side corroded? I would think both would have been effected. Edited by sccollector 02/08/2021 04:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 04:45 am Is the edge shiny or dull? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 04:57 am More dull than the back of penny. So yes, dull. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 07:13 am Being that the edge is dull leads me to think it is not a re-plated coin. Maybe a planchet defect before being plated at/for the mint? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19152 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 08:00 am Clearly the somewhat common '43 P steel grease filled 4--I have a couple tubes of these. It's possible that the coin was face down on a mildly acidic/corrosive surface, with the reverse protected in some form. If so, exposure was likely for a relatively short time. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 08:23 am Might even be trapped plating debris from the mint. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 08:48 am That would explain the extra weight instead of corrosion which would take weight away. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19152 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 09:07 am So, with the mountains of steel cents produced--and many examined by collectors over the decades--has anyone ever seen this before? Hoping so. Report this Post to the Staff
sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 09:51 am Is it possible this happened during lamination of Zinc Coating? And ijn1944, I respect you, but I cannot tell if your being serious or sarcastic. Report this Post to the Staff
That Coin Dude Pillar of the Community United States 1427 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 2:15 pm Looks like plating issue. Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5772 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 10:06 pm Is this image before or after your cleaning process? Corrosion and pitting from being exposed to some caustic environment that wasn't evident until your process. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
sccollector Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 02/08/2021 10:45 pm This penny didn`t get cleaned. It was screened out easily because of how it looked. Report this Post to the Staff
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1943 LWC Steel - Mesh Pattern On Obverse And Phantom 4