1943 steel Lincoln cents

To clean or not clean ? That is the question
2 decent 1943 L Cents should I give them a scrub or not ? The 3rd coin poss environmentally damaged 1943 copper cent ? I
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Maybe soak the first two in acetone, but I don't think even that will help them much!! Send the third one back to the bank for some kid to find!!!

 

What does it matter at this point?

 

All of them are too far gone..... not worth messing with.

 

Just retire them, they have been through enough.

 

Decent? Really? Not worth trying to restore.

 

Could try some WD 40, won't hurt

 

Over a billion were made...find a way to get yourself a nicer one and leave those in a coinstar for someone

 

Save yourself some Cha Ching and you get some!! Some nice examples that is.

 

Find a kid in your family, show them a magnet sticks to them, might peek and interest in coin collecting. can't hurt.

 

Actually.. The Steel Cent is Ferromagnetic. It will stick to the magnet.

 

Now these are great coins to practice your skills on. (The last one, not so much.) Not for any increased value to the coins but for your benefit.

I've seen coins like this benefit from a soak in acetone, then hydrogen peroxide and then vedi-care. The hydrogen peroxide seems to work wonders on ground related residue (sand and dirt) on copper coins pretty well (from metal detecting in dry sandy soils).

 

Do not waste your time! Not worth keeping. If you do not have any send me your address and I will gladly send you a nice set.
Semper Fi
Phil

 

A 1943 in XF40 is .30 cents. A 1943 Bronze in XF40 is $240,000.00.
So....

 

True, but there is a BIG difference in the way the two coins look. I buy peoples coin collections and estates that contain coins and usually someone has a 43 in a folder or wrapped in some sort of protective container thinking they have hit the gold mine and they are really let down when I show and explain the differences. If you are collecting Lincolns, there are much better coins to find and place in 2x2's for your collection. JMO
Semper Fi
Phil

 

They made a TON of these. In the current condition it's not worth anything.
If you clean it, is also won't be worth anything, but "might" look better.
These coins can be had in the highest grades for less than a dollar.

 

Yes, they've been through the last couple years of WWII for goodness sake! haha

 

I can buy steel cents in great shape 6 for $1.00 at my LCS. It’s not worth the time, effort, energy or materials to try and salvage it.

 

All of those coins are beyond help. Sorry. The 1943 steel cent is common, even in the higher grades. Slabbed ones bring, I don't know $50(?) because of registry collector demand and slabbing costs.

I think I paid $25 for this one almost 20 years ago. It was not a great investment, but it filled the registry set hole. I think the grade is MS-66.

 

You have GROSSLY (caps is a nod to a certain esteemed member) misunderstood the point of my post. The inference is: the coin is not even close to an XF40, and save the .30 cents worth of acetone, and just buy one for .30 cents....AND...in case the OP assumed it was bronze (not).....he is gonna be rich, Phil, rich I tell ya!!!!

Savvy? No "True, but....." needed, BIG or not, it is not worth conversing.