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Hi There! First post!  Finally registered because I'm rediscovering my childhood collection. My first of what may be many questions is on this coin. It's in great condition, still shiny! It didn't seem to fit any category of error with the doubling to the southeast of the mint mark. Any/all info/opinions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Need a little better pictures but it looks like MD. Welcome aboard here to a great forum, this place is full of nice people with good knowledge of which to learn from. Remember to take pictures of full front and back of coin then a clear close up of area of discussion. We look forward to more of questions and input.
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Looks like a reprocess 1943-D cent, that show extreme die wear from the mintmark towards the rim. The reprocessing makes it look shiny, but they were never supposed to be shiny, just glow:  They are not the natural coating, so to a true collector they are not a premium. The original surface is what adds a premium to the coin. Worth more than face, but limited desire for them. (Newbies like them) True collectors view them as a problem coin. |
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Thank you all sincerely for the warm welcome and the awesome information. I'll try to get some better pictures, my phone just won't cut it, and the picture shown is from a video magnifier at the public library. Ironically I used to work with the visually impaired and had access to the best magnifiers.
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to CCF - and as stated, this looks like MD on a plated cent. |
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New Member
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I've already learned so much, many thanks to all. Pardon my newbieness, but, can you reply to individual replies within topics or just reply to the topic as a whole?
I had no idea there were reprocessed coins. This particular penny would have been found and put away in the early-mid 1950's. When were they reprocessed? The picture is lousy and I can see how it looks plated, but in real life it doesn't. It has nice texture to the finish. (I used to do plating years ago, so I have a small frame of reference)
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There are some repunched mint marks for that particular 1943-D so better photos including the entire coin front and back may help. Until the 1990s, Mint officials individually stamped the mintmark onto working coin dies instead of the master die, as is done these days. Repunched mint marks are made when the letter punch leaves 2 impressions of the mintmark at different angles or slightly different locations. You can read about repunched mint marks here https://doubleddie.com/58243.html and see some of the listings to look for such as 1943-D WRPM-002 which is to the southeast like your photo. https://doubleddie.com/887255.html Quote:
I've already learned so much, many thanks to all. Pardon my newbieness, but, can you reply to individual replies within topics or just reply to the topic as a whole?
I had no idea there were reprocessed coins. This particular penny would have been found and put away in the early-mid 1950's. When were they reprocessed? The picture is lousy and I can see how it looks plated, but in real life it doesn't. It has nice texture to the finish. (I used to do plating years ago, so I have a small frame of reference) The proper way is you can add a reply to the topic which sends a notice to everyone who had previously posted in that topic there is a reply as you have done here. You can send a private message to someone by clicking on their name to go to their profile then click send a message. Plated/reprocessed coins are just guesses from those pics as they are commonly found in modern times, but only some are reprocessed vs original which can be seen with better pics. |
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to the CCF and  reprocessed. |
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to the CCF! |
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One way to tell if it is re-plated is look at the edge,if it is also shiny it has been replated. John1  |
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Always show us the entire coin, both sides. Thanks. Tell us what you see ( we're bad guessers).  |
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New Member
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Thanks again everyone! I happened to get a better pic with my phone, but couldn't duplicate quality on reverse. The edges aren't shiny, so it doesn't seem to be plated. And there's an arc that runs through the date that seems to be from die. Anyway, again thanks for the info!  |
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Posted 12/16/2022 10:58 am
