Was going through some of my cigar boxes of coins I haven't looked at in a while. I found this 1943 steel in 2x2 labeled 1943 BU Freebie..sure it was from some auction I bought or won. Looks like die deterioration in date with splitline double on face. What do you folks think? Thanks, Jerry
Repo? If it is repo its a good one. It is attracted to magnet so not bronze..weight not sure my scale is dead I'll take to coin shop to weigh it..I have a bunch of 1995 lincolns that show simular (die deterioration in date-splitline of face and other areas) Pics attached. The 95 also has a nice die gouge-orange peel-and bubble plate..neat looking coin. I have a couple rolls of these. At any rate I'll get it weighed and take from there
As 9roswell stated, by repro they do indeed mean reprocessed or replated. The plating on the steel cents is zinc and prone to oxidation. in order to make them look better there are people that replate them. the look on your coin is quite commonly created in the replating process. the coins look nice but the numismatic value is deminished in the act or replating. Richard
1943 linccoln error How about the date? would replating cause this too or is it do to die wear? Here is scan of date..my camera and lighting are a bit weak. Also, if coin is repo would the weight be different? thanks
It looks like a combination of die wear and machine doubling. The 3 is interesting though. Is the area to the right of the 3 raised and rounded? Or is it more flattened and shelflike? The replating usually adds very little weight to the coin.
When I tilt the coin one way the double digits appear to be round..tilt another way no flat but less round..or is that flat? I don't know..anyway the coin weighed in at 2.7
I wish I could be more help. Pictures can be hard to interpret. I did notice the doubling in GOD in the motto and that is definitely machine doubling and doesn't add value usually. The doubled dies listed that I can find don't match your coin. And with the flattening on both sides of the 9 in the date visible, that would indicate a very worn die. The other indicator is the streaking you see in the field of the coin. Coppercoins.com has an extensive list of doubled dies and rpms for all lincolns. You may want to take a look at their site to see if any of the pictures match yours. I never want to completely rule out a suspected DD. And keep watching this thread. There are a boatload of people on here that are more up on errors that I am.
This coin belongs to a friend and appears to be exactly like yours. He took it to a couple of dealers and was told the same thing. Reprocessed. I like it though. Nice coin you have there. John
Quick way to tell if they have been reprocessed is to look at the edge of the coin. The steel strip was given the zinc plating not the individual planchets, so the edges of the steel cents are not zinc plated and you can typically see the color difference between the zinc and the steel. If the coin has been replated the plating will cover the entire surface of the coin and you won't see the color differences on the edge. This test isn't completely foolproof, but it is probably about 95% accurate. (what a coincidence, this is my 1,943 post.)
congrats on your post..before long you will be posting into the future. Coins edge does appear to same as surface. Thanks for the info
