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EDOG63 New Member United States 32 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 10:06 pm Yesterday I got change from selling gold coin at a dealers, and he gave me the shiniest 1943 penny I ever saw I thought it was a dime, I thought jackpot what a specimen at least MS68. I went back with my commission for selling the gold. He said he knew he gsve it to me he said it was processed. Somethin about de zincing it, he called it processed not cleaned does anyone know the history of processed steel pennies. Edog Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 10:47 pm The 1943 steel cent planchets were punched from zinc-plated metal stock. Since the stock was plated and not the planchets themselves, raw steel was exposed on the edge. The 1943s rusted easily and many have been reprocessed post-mint. For nicer examples, the zinc and corrosion was stripped and the entire coin replated. Sometimes, you will find one that was replated in a corroded state- it would have a very rough unnatural appearance. Report this Post to the Staff
Ugly Pillar of the Community Canada 1733 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 11:12 pm Funny this came up, someone came to me about ten years ago and asked me to rezinc some of these pennies and I turned him down because I thought he had nefarious purposes. He didn't know I dabble in coins, just that I have plating equipment. I didn't feel good about it so I didn't do it. Report this Post to the Staff
desertgem Pillar of the Community United States 860 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 11:36 pm In the 1960s, re-plating '43 cents was openly advertised in the few coin publications of that time. Also similar advertisements for plating a '43 with copper was also common. You had to send in your own cents, so you were suspicious of dealing fakes , rather than the plating company. That is why there are so many fake '43 coppers around. from a 1960 Numismatic Scrapbook magazine. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
Chriscoinmaster Valued Member United States 337 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 11:43 pm I found a replated 43 copper colored 1943 cent put the magnet up to it and sure enough replated, not that rare piece one might dream about I kept it for fun I also received a plated 43 steel cent in an extra in a trade with another ccf member it looks gorgeous with a slight blue toning you can see the old rust under the plating though if you tilt the coin it is still really cool looking though Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/09/2011 03:55 am I have a re plated steel planchet. It came to me with some Belgian coins. Apparently, the Belgian 2 cent coin used the same blanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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