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Hey Coin Collectors, I found this steel penny today and I noticed it has copper streaks? Is this normal?    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This looks to me like a cent that was once plated and that plating has/is wearing off, exposing the copper under it.  |
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United States
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United States
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@big, can you please confirm that this cent is strongly attracted to a magnet? Thx.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Looks to me like it has been plated with copper that has worn off.
Someone has tried to make a 1943 steel cent into a copper one.
2.7g is the right weight for a steel cent
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Looks to me like it has been plated with copper that has worn off. But why would the 'copper coating' wear off the low points and not the higher spots as expected? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The mystery deepens! Magnet test needed!  Edited by Coinfrog
06/03/2021 08:54 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 At first site I thought it was a copper 43 plated with zinc .  I now agree It's a steelie plated with copper in the middle stages of wearing off .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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But why would the 'copper coating' wear off the low points and not the higher spots as expected? Possibly the plating adhered better on the high spots but it doesn't really matter. What matters is that it couldn't have happened during the striking of the coin so it is some form of PMD. |
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To me it looks like some very fresh rust considering it's so bright.
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 United States
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Hey Party Peeps,
Sorry for the delay. I am just getting up from a long night. To confirm, this is a steel cent. It does stick to a magnet. But why does a steel cent have traces of copper on the outside? Was this done from the mint? Or did someone try to pass this off as a copper 1943 cent?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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United States
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It was plated or even painted a copper color.Now it is PMD. John1  |
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United States
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I just notice an extra ridge inlay on the right of the wheat stock on the reverse?
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