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Determining If A 1943 LWC Is Reprocessed

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How can one tell that this has been done? I would guess that if it's worn and just too shiney that would be a clue but what if they are not worn? Sold as BU's.

I've seen some CCF posts where it was declared from a picture which sounds even harder.



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Check the edge. If there is hints of rust, it is ok. If it has been plated, the edge will also be plated.
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It's actually very simple...

ANY circulated 1943 cent that is not reprocessed will be ugly.

ANY uncirculated 1943 cent that is not reprocesed will show some cartwheel luster and will have die flow lines.

ANY reprocessed 1943 cent will have a complete lack of cartwheel luster and will look like chrome. They 'look' plated.

It is easy to tell the difference once you have seen a few natural BU 1943 cents.
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Almost true if you compare a naturally Uncirculated or MS grade 43 you would notice the difference.
However, there have been numerous varieties of replating or whatever some do to those coins. For example I am trying to put together rolls of the different types. The ones plated with Chrome are obvious since they look like a car's Chomed bumber. Those are the hardest for me to find. Zinc and/or Tin plated ones are sometimes less noticable unless the plater over did the process and everything appears enlarged for letters/numbers. Those are the more common and are supposed to make you think your getting a brand new one from the Mint just made yesterday. My favorite ones are the Copper Plated ones. And they too come in a variety of almost Brass to just Copper. The Copper ones were supposed to make you think they were the real Copper 1943 coins.
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I had no idea that they have been replating 1943 cents to make them appear mint state. I guess people will do just about anything for a buck!
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I had no idea that they have been replating 1943 cents to make them appear mint state. I guess people will do just about anything for a buck!

What I've always found really stupid about this replating or reprocessing is the value. I never tried to do this but I would assume the plating material ad set up, time, searching for the original coins, etc. would take a decent amount of money. Then taking somewhere to attempt to sell for a profit. At flea markets they sell for from $0.10 to $0.25. Even my favorites, the Copper plated ones, sell for about $1 each. My way of thinking is this entire situation is a real loss to someone, somewhere.
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You can also often see wear and/or imperfections from hits/damage under the plating. However, like Chuck said, the luster is just shiny and flat with no cartwheeling.
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Thanks ya'll. Some cartwheel luster and die flow lines.
Wife said I had some BU's waiting for me at home. Well see.
If I have any doubts I'll throw up a pic or two.
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