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axenriq New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 6:33 pm Wondering if anybody can help shed some light on this penny for me. Any and all input is appreciated. Is it an error? I just didnt expect to see that color under what looks like to be copper plating. I'm just still too green within this hobby to know. Ive researched it extensively only to arrive at vague and uncertian conclusions. Thanks for you time. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 6:36 pm Some old plating that is now wearing off? to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 7:00 pm Could use a close up,but it is not an error. Could be something as simple as paint that is now wearing off.It did not leave the mint like that. John1 Edited by John1 07/19/2022 7:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 7:04 pm Maybe someone was trying to make it look like a 1944 steel cent? Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 7:41 pm with John, Looks like paint. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 7:41 pm Could be solder or something similar. What does this cent weigh? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96674 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 7:48 pm I say it looks like solder. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21616 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 8:41 pm There is no plating on a1944 cent, it is made of copper. Something is on your coin that happened after it was struck. Just a damaged coin now. Report this Post to the Staff
JTCC Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 8:43 pm I agree, post mint altered. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19176 Posts	Posted 07/19/2022 9:16 pm For fun, try giving the coin a long soak in 100% acetone. Could be an instructive experiment. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 07/20/2022 12:13 am Looks like paint flaking off. It's not under the copper, it's over it. Post mint damage, no value over the 3 CENTS wholesale value. Report this Post to the Staff
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