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firemandmc Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 06/01/2021 10:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff

merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 06/01/2021 10:55 pm Close up is way too pixelated to tell. That's why we ask for no monitor shots, please. Your cent is plated, that much is certain. Please zoom in with your camera for a close up of the mintmark. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7083 Posts	Posted 06/02/2021 12:50 am May have been, but now that it has been re-plated, very little value above stated amount on reverse...If your in the Southern California area, it may have been one (of the many) I've been dumping/spending lately. FYI self check-out at Target rejects them... Edited by Greasy Fingers 06/02/2021 12:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
firemandmc Valued Member United States 80 Posts	Posted 06/02/2021 12:56 am Im not familiar with replated Report this Post to the Staff
IsThisAnything Valued Member United States 440 Posts	Posted 06/02/2021 01:16 am It's been dipped in some kind of metal to make it like shiny again. We can tell because it's too shiny, moreso than it would be brand new out of the mint. Also muddles up some of the details and that's why it's hard to say if it's a rpm. It also could be why it looks like a rpm. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 06/02/2021 01:16 am @firemandmc these coins were minted with a thin protective coating of zinc that quickly would wear away leaving the steel to rust and degrade. Because these coins were very in demand as collector's pieces, people started replating worn coins to make them look like new again so that they could be sold at inflated prices. As a result, replated coins are very common. Being replated basically kills the value to any serious collector. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/02/2021 08:36 am All the affected area for the mintmark is in the direction of die wear. So I feel this is not a RPM, but just a ruined coin with the plating on it. Is the plating that obvious? Here is a MS-67 coin compared with a plated coin: They should not look like that. They should have a dull finish. If a 1943 reflects, then you don't want it. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/02/2021 08:41 am Pics not sharp enough to evaluate. Report this Post to the Staff
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