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jeffatNJC Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 05/09/2011 1:03 pm OK guys I know Y'all have probably seen a bunch of these and must be common, but I'm trying to figure out what caused it, My guess would be grease. What do you think............ Report this Post to the Staff

jeffatNJC Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 05/09/2011 6:21 pm By the way these coins come from different Mints Left side Phili, Right side San Fran. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 05/12/2011 08:35 am I agree with the Grease Filled Die for the weakness in the date. Pretty cool to see the same weakness in two different mints! The corrosion is obviously rust, (some cleaned away on the S cent). The zinc coating was thin/wore away, allowing moisture to the underlying steel. Nice, unique, and unfortunate aspect for the 1943 War Cents. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/12/2011 09:48 am Extreme die wear also happened because of the steel to steel contact of the dies/steel planchets. This caused the dies also to wear faster. Why the 4 in the date? I know I've seen this more often for this year. But your coin appears to be a grease filled example. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 05/12/2011 2:10 pm This is caused by the unusual die wear that occurred in 1943 due to striking steel blanks with steel dies. It is not grease filled, and it is very common. Report this Post to the Staff
BigAppleBucky Valued Member United States 396 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 5:52 pm I found one of these in a roll last week. Apparently so have others as there were three of them on sale at ebay. None of them sold. Mine is better than G, but not by much since it has some corrosion, but not as much as the photo. Report this Post to the Staff
epiphone805 New Member United States 38 Posts	Posted 06/14/2011 3:57 pm WOW! A coin from the year 193! Is that B.C or A.D? Report this Post to the Staff
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