1943 Steel Cent Underweight At 2.401g.

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HumesCoins New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 5:30 pm This steel cent is underweight at 2.401g. There are die doubling of some letters, and 943 in the date. A die crack from rim to hem of the coat has pushed the rim out a bit. Opinions on weight and if it has value? uploaded/humescoins/20240405_2.401g- Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74060 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 5:35 pm Your coin might have been struck on a rolled thin planchet. Nice Die Crack. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19150 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 5:40 pm Doubling may (may...) be the result of Machine Doubling. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 6:22 pm Bit of an outlier, not unusual. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 6:27 pm looks like DDD on the date, nice die crack - it looks like it returned back to the rim, so a pre Cud? Quote: This steel cent is underweight at 2.401g. For most of the year these weighed 2.6g - it was late in the year when the weight went to 2.754g So if this is one from the 'most of the year' category then it is only slightly underweight. The low end should be about 2.559g your is out of spec just a little could be due to wear or a rolled thin blank from the stock steel. 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
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10519 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 7:12 pm Quote: could be due to wear or a rolled thin blank from the stock steel. Also your cent seems to have a corroded/pitted surface also accounting for the low weight. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4591 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 9:50 pm Or it was rolled thin and nobody cared - there's a war on, don't you know. -----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
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