The 4 in 1943 is a blur but the rest of the date is defined seen if its something of intrest! thank you!!
hi, puff. For years we all just assumed that these were greased dies. recenly, Coin World had a column questioning that. In any event, they are very, very common, especially for the 1943 cents.
The picture is too small to tell anything. I do know that the dies used for '43 cents took a lot of abuse striking steel planchets and broke down quickly. That said, it is common to find missing or deteriorated design elements (like the date and mintmark) on '43 Lincoln cents.
ok cool just opened a roll of wheats an seen it . what about the coloring i have another steel cent and its really green and purple . why the colors?
Very common for the type we often see numbers washed Very common for the type we often see numbers and mintmarks washed out on these. It was caused by weak strikes, dirt or grease in the die and also the steel planchets not striking up properly. You will see many like this one from all three mints.
How could anyone make a positive determination with those pics most likely it is grease filled die ,but we need to see a bigger picture to know for sure guys JC
I could because I have see thousands of them. I could because I have see thousands of them and nothing has changed, or in southern talk, been there, done that don't want the tee-shirt. Actually I could see that just fine on this 1943-steel with washed out numbers - I could be wrong I guess it happens some times - about 10 times a day.
I agree, once you've seen so many and the picture is pretty clear to determine if it has anything else of interest, what else is there to look for?
If you want some more, I've go'em I got real excited the first time I found one of those, even more when I found two, and MAN was I excited when I found out I had FOUR of them. Now that I have about 20 of them, I"m not so excited.:crying:
Hi, Also, it is easy to tell from the picture that the coin was re-plated. We call those re-processed cents. After they were minted and after they entered circulation, private companies would clean them up and re-plate the coins in order to make them a little more salable. The common occurrence of the 4 being weak is enhanced by the layer of plating making the 4 look even more weak. The re-plating also contributes to the variations in color of the coins. Thanks, Bill
