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Davengloria New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 03/11/2023 11:30 pm Here is a 2.70 gram 1943 steel and a 3 gram 1943 steel. The 3 gram has a shiny finish and the design has more depth. Any ideas what's going on here. Edited by Davengloria 03/12/2023 04:04 am Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6590 Posts	Posted 03/12/2023 04:07 am The coin on the right looks plated. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/12/2023 09:00 am 2.7 grams +/- .13 grams mint tolerance is normal. The heaver one looks to be plated after it left the U.S. mint making it known as a re-procced coin. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19186 Posts	Posted 03/12/2023 09:25 am Yes, the coin on the right looks to be plated. I've come across several dozen of these over the decades. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/12/2023 10:22 am Agree, one has been plated. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21620 Posts	Posted 03/12/2023 10:29 am Just check the edge, if it is shiny like the rest of the coin, then it has been plated. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 03/12/2023 10:31 am Agreed it's reprocessed. But also understand that the standard weight of a coin is subject to two conditions. 1. There is always a tolerance ... as mentioned it's +/- 0.13g so the "standard" would be 2.37 to 2.63 grams. 2. There is always an accuracy factor, typically 95%. Only 95% of a sample need to be within tolerance for the entire batch to still be acceptable. 2.5% could be less than 2.37g and 2.5% could be over 2.63g. 3. This is applied differently for precious metal coins. The 95% is 0% below and 5% above so you always have at least the stated amount. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 03/13/2023 12:02 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/13/2023 8:24 pm to the CCF and reprocessed. Report this Post to the Staff
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