194? steel wheat penny

bf found a penny for me. it has some zinc/copper coloring to it all over (along with the steel color). it sticks to a magnet. and weights the same as a steel penny.but completly flat. you can see the image tho to see its a wheat penny. I cannot read a date fully. is this some kind of error?? or just a plain steel penny??

 

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im guessing its a 1943 steel penny. Its not an error. They were made of steel in 1943 because of a shortage of copper for the war effort. They are faked all the time, so a picture would proably be neccesary for one of the experts here to help you out. I dont believe they are very valuable either.

 

1943. Without a photo that's as good as we can do.

 

I got a couple photos up. hope this helps. i do not have a good camera

 

Here is a Freeware programs to resize pics

http://pixresizer.en.softonic.com/

 

been a while since I hadinternet and computer. just had to remember how to do everything. thanks

 

Now that we have photos it is obvious your coin is damaged. It was not "mint flattened" (which I assume means it left the Mint in that condition). I flattened my share of bronze cents on an anvil (using a sledge hammer). That may be what befell your coin.

 

I have been told about people damaging coins on train track cars hammers, i have found several ones like that. this one has NO scratches in the surface. smooth as a babies butt. lol.

 

I have also put coins on train tracks. Those end up thin and oval.

 

Now that I got the flat part figured out. how about the coloring.?? Does a steel penny rust?? This brown color on it DOESNT come off. i tried to get it off. its all over the entire coin even on the side. what would make this brown color and not come off at all??

 

The brown is common rust and it won't come off because whatever flattened the coin pressed the rust into the surface. It's now part of the coin.

 

The old steam locomotives flatten coins really well!

 

Train tracks

 

i was curous about it since my bf got it. he got it at a flea market in a pile of metal lol. he thought i would like. it. still think its cool looking

 

do have on question for those of you who have flatened coins on a train track. wouldnt the train leave some kind of scratches on it or marks from metal on metal along with flattening it ??

 

just depends i guess. I have put my share of penny's on train tracks as a child. Each one comes out different.

 

Cents on the train tracks are cool, the nickels and dimes are pretty sweet too though. I always had trouble finding the coins so I would end up putting 10 of them on there and find a couple, they'd always get thrown off the track.

 

Cool find!