Why would you? It's a steel cent. It looks like a good possibility......RPM with CCW tilt to southeast. Chris
1943D-1MM-010 The one you have is very similar to this example there are markers listed you can compare to yours to be sure. You may have a new one as well. Good eye great find. http://www.coppercoins.com/diesearch.php?date=1943&thismint=d&thistype=mmom&page=0 http://www.coppercoins.com/lincoln/diestate.php?date=1943&die_id=1943d1mm010&die_state=mds
The fact that it doesn't match any existing specimen doesn't mean that it isn't a new variety. Have you considered sending photos to one of the variety specialists for examination? If, based on your photos, they think it might have merit, then you could send them the coin for confirmation. Chris
It's definitely not a strike-doubled mint mark and if it's indeed a faint RPM it's oriented in the direction you say (SW). You may have a discovery, here, Clutchy, rocking the world of coins.
Again, this is a friend's coin. If it was a copper, I would be jumping for joy. A plating issue hasn't been ruled out yet.
MKent, I had a very rough lesson to learn about this time a year ago. I thought I discovered a new rpm for the 57d. Looked like a D & D northeast. Got a few people excited in a couple of forums. When I was packing it up to send to bob@coppercoins, I blew on it for good luck and stuck it in the flip. It's disappeared. It was a hair! Fit the profile of the mintmark perfectly I'm not ready for that embarassement again LOL
It looks like it was improperly positioned, tapped lightly and then corrected without polishing the underlying mintmark out of the die. Chris
I'm sorry Chris, I should have been more clear about that statement. I was talking about the 57d that I thought I discovered a new rpm.
I'm thinking this might be good ole die wear.... These 43 steel planchets were much harder so the dies wore faster... 43 cents are pretty notorious for doubling caused by die wear.
