1943 1c With Plating Issue/Gas Bubbles? Stunner

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Ozzy5150 Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 09/29/2022 7:45 pm Really just curious about this penny. It's obviously a plating issue, I think I've heard it referred to as gas bubbles but not sure. It's looks great to me despite the bubbles. Just an FYI, I originally thought it was covered in a foreign substance. I assure you it is NOT. There a few spots on the obverse where the bubbles have broken away showing the raw steel core. I'm really just interested in opinion, no serious plans unless otherwise advised. Thank You All. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 09/29/2022 8:18 pm @ozz, are you looking for estimates of the grade on this cent? It doesn't seem so, but that is where you've posted it. Please advise. Thx. "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
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 09/29/2022 8:37 pm Wow! I've never seen a Steel cent with this surface anomaly. Do you know if it's the original plating that has a problem or is the something caused by re-plating? ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21586 Posts	Posted 09/29/2022 9:01 pm Can you take a photo of the edge so we can see if has been plated. That could be the answer. Report this Post to the Staff
Ozzy5150 Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 09/29/2022 9:06 pm To be clear, I didn't ask for a grade out of ignorance. I understand anything that occurs during the minting process shouldn't affect the grade and I wasn't sure if this was too far off the standard to be considered problem free, is it considered error? It's one of my favorite coins. So a grade would be great if appropriate. (Problem free) I'm confident it's original. I know where it originated from and I'm confident it's been stored since 1943. I've also worked around metal most of my life and I believe it is most likely the cause of a die being extremely hot, changing the properties of the plate. Just an educated guess. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19120 Posts	Posted 09/29/2022 10:27 pm Would really like to see a couple close-in pics of the rim--dead on. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 09/29/2022 11:42 pm First off, EXCELLENT pictures! It's been heated IMO. The colored toning and the zinc was heated to near it's melting point. PMD It looks to be around VF-30 details. Still a fun coin, I'd keep it. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 09/29/2022 11:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18640 Posts	Posted 09/30/2022 09:55 am its cool but I dont think it came from the mint that way Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36575 Posts	Posted 09/30/2022 10:36 am A bad reprocessing job. Report this Post to the Staff
Ozzy5150 Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 7:43 pm Here are some rim pics. Hopefully they will provide the needed information. I agree with BadThad, definitely been heated. In my opinion it was simply a super hot die. I believe it would show uneven heat marks if done by torch or other implement because the heat would be very uneven. Either way doesn't really matter. Fun coin, looks good. What more do I need? Thank you all again. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 7:49 pm IGE calls it, botched reprocessing job. Coin clearly exhibits wear. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21586 Posts	Posted 10/02/2022 8:01 pm Looking at the rims, you can tell that it has been replated whichis the cause of the bubbles. Report this Post to the Staff
Ozzy5150 Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 10/03/2022 9:27 pm Thank you Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5770 Posts	Posted 10/04/2022 02:59 am Nice toning but I agree this coin has been re-plated. Remember that the zinc plating was originally applied over the steel core and then the blanks were punched out. There should be no plating on the edge of the coin and most of the time some minor oxidation streaks (rust) will appear on the edge. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
JTCC Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 10/09/2022 8:13 pm I agree, bad reprocessing job. Report this Post to the Staff
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