What would you grade this 1943 D one cent? I can't tell you why this darn brain of mine duplicated photos, sordy I
Sorry, but I can't fathom the color of the reverse. It's unlike any other steel cent I have seen. It's a odd grey that "does not compute." Here is a piece that grades MS-66. This is how they look when they are well preserved and have not been processed.
If the color of the coin is normal and the light in your photos is causing it to look this way then I’d say it’s a MS-64.
Well it's this lamp I have to use cause when they built these apartments I live in they decided to put ceiling fans with lights in 2 bedrooms, living room and dining room but didn't put anything in the 3rd bedroom. I have a light switch but it doesn't control anything, go figure. I think I'm going to give the box trick a try further away from the lamp. But the coin does not have any color to it
Believe it or not, the mint did look for a way to issue the 1943 steel cent as a Proof. The project was scrapped when it became clear that the facility would not issue any Proof coins for at least the duration of the Second World War. That coin is a very well preserved, well struck steel cent. It was graded over 20 years ago when standards were tougher. The only thing special about it was that it was struck with a fresh set of dies. It is what collectors call “as struck.”
