1943 Steely Grade (Scans Also Added)

I agree. Looks replated with XF details.

Well, thanks for the help so far. Guess you have to see it in hand.
Pics. and scans are not showing it accuratley. Best I can do.
EF details ? Under my 10X details are showing Choice Unc.
MD on 43 east also. Polish lines obv. upper to middle right near rim.
Really, I have seen worse wheat stalk lines and seeds on an MS-67
I am just not familiar with the attributes of a 43-P steely punch.
Normally weak ? Not showing here. Steel plating over copper ?
What does a normal field look like then ? Flow lines smooth, devices
where they meet the fields, smooth. Just trying to help some.

Look at the edge- if it is nice and shiny like the rest of the coin, then it is reprocessed. The steel cents were zinc plated before the blanks were punched so the edges on an unmolested example will be raw steel.

The edges are raw steel. I compared them first.
I.E.: From my earlier statement (Also, areas that seem
like wear (high cheek, lapel are just reflections. No wear or scuff
at all.) No wear whatsoever anywhere. I know it is MS. Very high at that. Just wanted to get a number as values jump considerably between
MS grades. If this was a copper cent it would be easier to grade.
Because of my pics. I guess, and the reflections of the zinc it is showing poorly. Thank's all for your help and input. I think I need
to bring it someone who has experience in grading steelies. Wear,
spots, nicks etc. are easy enough but I think the nature of the strike has to be clarified for me. I wish you could see it in hand.
Hold it at diff. angles etc. I never found one like this before in my life. Besides a few tiny spots plus two nicks and a few handling marks it is a very nice coin. I understand this reprocessing or replating but not done on this one. Anyway, why bother ? An S mint maybe but not a P. I am going to try and just grade it as a normal
linclon cent first. Forget it's a steel, take into consideration (when I learn of the steel cent punch attributes) for that mint and die state if I can, and leave it at that. I can side by side it with
MS66,67,68 and see what I have. I think 68 might not be in the cards.
66 I think easy. shoot for 67. The diff. in value just between 67 and 68 is near 900 Wow !

Difficult to grade from the pictures, especially with this year.

If you're so sure of this coin, it's worth sending in for grading. Look at the PCGS price guide, $2500 for a 68.

http://www.pcgs.com/prices/PriceGui...Lincoln+Cent