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This cent (and 2 others which look similar) was sewn into the inside of an 8th Air Force Class A Uniform Jacket that I bought from an estate sale. Right over the heart. The cloth added to the inside was deteriorated and it was showing through. I read online that these were "lucky pennies" worn by pilots. At any rate, I inherited hundreds of 43 steelies from my grandfather, who was also a B-17 pilot in the 100th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. Almost all of those have a slate gray or black patina and aren't nearly as beautiful. What would you grade this cent? And is it even worth sending in since they are so common?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting. Please post an end-on photo of the rim. Thanks.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Great story, but this is not worth grading.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
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 with Coinfrog... He knows!
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Bedrock of the Community
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to the CCF Great backstory and a worthy memento. Alas they are so common it's not worth the grading fees.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pretty cool story.  Not worth grading, but still a nice coin. As for the grade, I'll say MS-63. Errers and Varietys.
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Not worth the grading fees, just keep it in a 2x2 or better yet a "Black Ringed Air-Tite" capsule. The Black and the Silver will be a nice contrast to each other.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks to be around MS-63 but possibly re-plated. It's hard to tell from the pictures.
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They are quite common even in higher grades. Enjoy what you have but I wouldn't consider grading this.
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@ijn1944 Like this? I'm not entirely sure what "end-on" is. Also... thank you everyone! I'm definitely keeping it as a momento because of the story. Thanks for the grades (I'm trying to learn to assess.) And great recommendation on the black ringed air-tight!   |
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With the rim photos, I'm beginning to think the coin was plated at some point in the past.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It does look like it was possibly reprocessed, which would make the origin story impossible. I'm suspicious at this point.
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It does look like it was possibly reprocessed, which would make the origin story impossible. I'm suspicious at this point. I agree - nobody was reprocessing steel cents in 1943/44 to re sell them. But (never thought of this) sewing reprocessed cents into WWII jackets to get higher prices on wartime clothing? I mean now a days there are scammers everywhere. 
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Wow... really? That would be extremely bizarre if the seller had gone through all that trouble. The cents weren't even in the description of the uniform and I wouldn't have even noticed them if they weren't visible through the inner fabric.
Why would anyone plate a steel coin that's common at high grades anyway?
Do you want to see the other 2 cent rims from the same jacket?
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Here are the other two coins. The second photo is all 3 together with the first coin I posted on the left. It's by far the nicest. Is there a way to test if a coin has been plated without damaging the coin? Wouldn't want to scratch my coin. I really don't see how it would be a plated coin, but I suppose anything is possible. Also... what do you even see that makes you think it might be plated? I'm not knowledgeable enough to pick that up at all.   Edited by AshSierran
01/02/2025 12:17 am
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what do you even see that makes you think it might be plated? Steel cent blanks were punched out of already plated coin stock - exposing the steel on the rims edges. The cent edges were never plated.
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01/02/2025 12:39 pm
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