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Valued Member
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I recently acquired a few 43 steel pennies that appear to be slightly under MS condition but one of them in particular has a rainbow type toning. Is this a typical toning color for the 43 steel pennies? FYI - they were all packaged (not mint packaging) separately and appeared as if they had been so for a while. I had to remove to take decent pics.   *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Moderator
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 What does the edge look like? John1 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Never see this sort of coloring before, but looks genuine. to the CCF! |
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Valued Member
 United States
81 Posts |
Here is a pic of the edge of the coin. Please let me know if you need anything else.  |
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United States
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Thank you for the added pic. The edge looks "shiny' and it should not. I am thinking it has been replated which makes it PMD. John1 |
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
I had a feeling something was off with it. Thank you for your time.
Have you ever seen a 43 steel penny with toning like that?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree likely reprocessed with some undetermined environmental toning, just worth face value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree. It's been reprocessed unfortunately.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The pics are out of focus, hard to see much. It's highly unusual for these to tone. The surfaces do not look re-plated to me. The coin appears to be MS, most of the re-plated coins are AU and lower in my experience. Without clearer pictures, it's hard to say much more.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i don't know what happened to this coin but that color is not normal for a steelie.
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
Here is another pic of the obverse. Different lighting and clearer.  |
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
Something else I was curious about is the mint mark. Does it look like a D over D to anyone?
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Valued Member
United States
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Here are some better pics of the date.   |
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Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
Looks like there might be some doubling of the date.
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Not seeing a DDO or an RPM. John1 |
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Posted 11/04/2023 5:25 pm
