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New Member
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Found a 1943 steel penny with no mint letter.. just a square? Did the D get smashed?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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@tra, first welcome to CCF. Second, this cent looks reprocessed to me and that process could have filled in the letter D/S. The mintmark could also have been flattened in circulation or even been struck with a broken post in the die. However it happened, it doesn't materially change the numismatic value of this coin though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That looks to be an "S" just based on the shape of it... I see a hook at the lower-left of the mint mark.
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New Member
 United States
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It might look reprocessed because I polished it with metal polish
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 To CCF! Can't tell if it's a D or S mintmark. That metal polish unfortunately took away any value it might have had before. Never clean or polish your coins. It wrecks the patina and takes away value. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It might look reprocessed because I polished it with metal polish Never ever ever do that. But it still looks like a re-plated steelie. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1998 Posts |
You should never clean (or polish) a coin if you want it to hold max numismatic value. Reprocessed or polished doesn't make much difference. value is gone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6472 Posts |
Well, it only cost a penny. No big deal. I'm curious what's going on with the W in We, the S in Trust. Also looks like all sorts of doubling going on with One Cent, USA, EPU. But that could be the polishing, reflections, some push doubling, DDD, or something else. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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to the CCF! |
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Valued Member
United States
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That's pretty common on the 1943 S and D cents.
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Moderator
United States
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 looks re-plated, and polished by the OP really shined this one up. But I agree that the MM loos like it was an S at some point. |
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Polish or not this it is re-plated cent. The mint mark it is S.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF and with everybody. |
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