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jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 12/08/2010 7:25 pm Found a 1943 LWC today roll searching. It is HEAVILY corroded, but even so, it does not look like steel (but it has to be). I haven't found a reference on the proper weight for steel cents. This one weighs 2.6g. This is probably not very accurate because of the amount of corrosion and deterioration. Any thoughts. Report this Post to the Staff

garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 12/08/2010 8:43 pm it is zink.what you see is rust coming from under the zink. normal coin that had a hard life Report this Post to the Staff
tennlee Valued Member United States 64 Posts	Posted 12/08/2010 9:12 pm Agreed. Zinc plating has lost the battle with the steel core. Proper weight is 2.7g Report this Post to the Staff
RollHunter Pillar of the Community United States 687 Posts	Posted 12/08/2010 10:47 pm Don't need to weigh it to see if it's steel. Just need a magnet! Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 12/09/2010 10:28 am Yep, the magnet works. You would think that after hanging out around the forum for a while, I would have tried that. Thanks all! Report this Post to the Staff
slash112 Valued Member United States 368 Posts	Posted 12/09/2010 12:09 pm hmm I found an interesting 43 cent the other day as well I will post a pic of mine I havent checked it with a magnet yet because I lost the one I used when my girlfriend cleaned up for christmas stuff to be put out! Mine is copper looking, but not quite right. it is way way way to brightly colored and not that deep copper color the pennies should be looks like it has been plated or tried to be plated for some reason probably to try to pass it off as a copper 43 I will post a pic when I get home tonight after work anyone know how to get the plating off? the coin is in great shape if not for the plating Report this Post to the Staff
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