1943 steel DDO die crack high mint state

Any help would be appreciated. Please see pics below. This coin is in amazing condition. The whole words and date are doubled. How much would a 1943 Lincoln be worth with thistype of significant error being so mint? Really the only scratch I see is a die crack right under TRUST.

 

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Pics are too large to give any insight. Too blurred.

 

I need to get a nice scanner. That would surely help. I will try to post some later. you can see the die crack right under TRUST.

 

I see zero doubling and a 1943 cent that looks like it's been re-plated.

 

agreed, looks re-plated...looks too much like chrome or nickel, not steel, an angled pics dont help either..

 

Its in top condition. Its been confirmed by a good friend that its authentic but I dont know the worth and value

 

They sure did a good plate job; not a scratch other than the die crack

 

There are 43's that look this brilliant. I have copper pennies that are this brilliant

 

no one said its not authentic, just re-plated

 

I see, I just dont understand why it would be replated with such a high grade. There are no signs of plating; this is original luster. Thanks though

 

original luster..


re-plated

yours looks like second one...from your pics anyway, which are not too good..

 

Nice pics Ken. Numismike, keep at the photos, I'm also having my share of fine tweaking mine. Take a good look at the crack you see, if it's been re-plated the crack would be also ( for your own piece of mind). Mint state coins do not have the mirror like finish I am seeing, as evidenced in Kens photos. Someone may have been on a roll and even re-plated a nice condition coin.

 

As everyone has said, this coin has been replated and that often gives the devices the appearance of being doubled. Replated steel cents are very common, and if you are not familiar with the difference between a replated cent and a true uncirculated one, they can be tricky. Replated cents are shinier than normal ones and as Tommy pointed out, the mirror like reflectivity of the surfaces is a dead give away.

 

When I first started collecting in the 60's these were very popular for the novice as were the counter stamping of various topics in the right field of the cent. I was notorious for sitting at the Great Barrington, Ma. railroad station and waiting for the train to come by and stamp my pennies, hoping for one that still has some of the design left on them. Lost many but got a few back, even went looking a few times as an adult to see if I could find any left in the dust.

 

Thanks guys

 

well, the die crack is entirely too thin and there is another very thin die crack coming out of the wheat stalk. I did check the rim of the coin and the rim does not match. My camera and the lighting I used probably gave the chrome like inpression. The surface of this coin is also a flat surface and not a slick one. I will take a picture in daylight to show you. I apologize but I was using a.bright lamp that would make a high grade coin look replated. Well, if all is well with this coin, how much do you think it could go for with a couple die cracks, doubling etc? Figuratively speaking setting all opinions aside?

 

as with most errors, you really can't put a fixed value on it, it will sell for whatever someone is willing to pay for it...