1943 S Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Steel Do Not Know How To Identify Wear On Steel Coins, AU Or MS? Where Is Wear?

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shantiom Pillar of the Community United States 522 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 3:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff

BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19942 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 6:23 pm The rims and the fields are the most sensitive to wear, after that the regular wear patterns apply. Looks like a pretty nice example you have. I can't make out the luster and I don't see any cartwheel spokes but it appears to be MS. MS-63 Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 12/21/2021 6:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/21/2021 6:34 pm That sounds about right. Interesting die polishing lines. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18657 Posts	Posted 12/23/2021 10:24 am AU58 or MS63. thats some heavy duty polishing going on there. I think it was lightly circulated so I'm leaning AU58 Report this Post to the Staff
Oheyitsmikeb New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 12/23/2021 3:41 pm Looks like someone tried cleaning the reverse with single ply toilet paper or sand paper either or . Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19146 Posts	Posted 12/23/2021 3:51 pm Classic heavy die polishing on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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1943 S LWC Steel Do Not Know How To Identify Wear On Steel Coins, AU Or MS? Where Is Wear?