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Jdoe60 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 11:47 pm Any ideas on what the indents are on the reverse of this 1943 steel penny, they are clearly surrounded by good areas which means to me that the error cannot be caused by a human. If so, I would think this person has crazy skills. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 11:59 pm Well the fact that there is a border of raised, "smushed" metal means that this cannot have been done during the striking process. Is this coin slightly underweight? "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
Jdoe60 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/23/2023 12:14 am I cannot get to the coin it right this moment, so I will have to weight it tomorrow and post. I almost waited to post this coin anyway until I weighed it because I thought someone might ask. My bad. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/23/2023 08:58 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96071 Posts	Posted 04/23/2023 10:00 am to CCF Interesting coin, I'll wait to comment until a weight is provided.. 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
kurdlezuit Pillar of the Community United States 1034 Posts	Posted 04/23/2023 6:38 pm This one is interesting. Both, the wheat ears, and the letters were not affected at all from whatever is going on. I'll be curious to see what the Verdi t is on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Jdoe60 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/25/2023 2:40 pm Good morning everyone, here is the hopefully better pictures of my 1943 steel penny with what I have assume is an error. I don't know how good my scale is but it said 2.6 g Please let me know what you all think. The scale picture is sideways, I couldn't get it all in the other way. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 04/25/2023 2:56 pm @jdo, since best practice is to start only one thread per coin, I have merged your two threads together. "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
Jdoe60 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/25/2023 3:12 pm Thank you for merging. I just sent a question on that to Dearborn. I think I will have to learn how to merge those correctly. Do I just go to original post and reply to it myself or is there a different way? Thank you for your help Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6555 Posts	Posted 04/25/2023 3:14 pm Quote: Do I just go to original post and reply to it myself Yes Report this Post to the Staff
Jdoe60 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/27/2023 11:51 am Good morning everyone, I am still reading and learning how to do things on the forum so I may have miss placed this topic, but I am still waiting for any expertise concerning my 1943 steel penny. I originally posted and then re-posted with close-ups and the weight of the coin. Deerborn and Spence requested that I post the weight of the coin to assist them in diagnosis. Anyway, please let me know what you all think. Thank you. Jdoe Report this Post to the Staff
Cointree Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/27/2023 12:05 pm Could that be the zinc layer peeling off (or corroding off) of the steel? Report this Post to the Staff
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