Found a 1944 Steel cent

If the coin may be real, would it be safe to remove from the jewelry piece?

 

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If its plated why bother, there already is no value.

 

I appreciate the help of all you guys, i just peeled off the Jewelry bezel and the coin fell lifeless to the floor. Not magnetized at all, Must be plated. I'm pissed LOL

 

The coin is definitely real, but more than likely a regular copper 1944 that appears to be plated to match the bezel.

Sure, try to remove it without damaging the coin in the 1-in-100 million chance it is a steel 1944 cent.

Steve

 

Even if its steel, with the plating its value is 0.

 

No. If it was steel and plated it’s sill very valuable. But it’s not magnetic so it’s not steel. It’s jusy a normal copper cent that was plated.

 

I don't really understand this. Why would it be plated if it was already steel in the first place?

 

If it was a steel 1944 it's still going to have VERY high value even if plated because of the extreme rarity factor. (I don't believe it is steel, just replying to post #65.)

 

Welcome back, Joe! Thanks for hanging in there and getting a pic on the forum.

There are tons of learning awaiting you on CT, that's what we are all here for after all. From your pic you posted, you need to learn how to post proper pictures, because that is what drives this forum and what enables us to be able to help you and answer your questions.

For instance, if you made a post asking about a goofy looking mint mark, you would post a full size pic of the obverse and a close-up of the mint mark, as a minimum. The full size helps the forum members with wear for grading and die markers that may or may not be on the coin, and the close-up targets the area in question.

Do not hesitate to ask questions, but before you post, do your due diligence and research a little first. For instance if you had a question about Lincoln cents that had no designers initials, googling that or searching our forum for key words to find threads that address the issue would go a long way toward you getting information you need to ask a proper question.

Questions like "Any Help?", or "What do you think?" are not proper ways to create a thread on a forum.

Hope to see you posting again soon.

Spark

 

I was able to enlarge them Joe....1944 GREAT Find....thank you guy...get it verified and don't trust anyone to carry it for the verification other than yourself...Happy for you. Hope it checks out to be the real thing.
Even if it is fake Joe, you sure started a flurry of activity.
Thanks

 

It's not worthless.
If you take it to the bank they'll give you 1 cent for it.

But keep in mind, "rarities" are very rare for a reason. People have been scouring change over and over again looking for rarities for decades and longer.

 

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I bet the bezel was made of steel

 

As others have posted, it appears to be plated. Now let's see what else you came across.

 

Well just a couple other cool coins like an 1889 morgan silver dollar, some half dollars, 1000$ mexican coins

 

Gee Joe, these guys are most always right, sorry you lost out on this one.
My Dog Bud and I feel real sorry for you keep looking, next one could be a home run.

 

Thank You Joe for removing the coin from the Bezel as you mentioned. Since it fell to the floor You already know that coin is plated copper. Don't let this disappoint you though. Keep looking and enjoy the coin collecting hobby. I once found a silver looking 1928 penny. It turns out to be struck on a Mercury dime planchet. It's still in my collection. There are many unusual coins out there. Go to small coin shows and rummage through bins of coins after you study some coin books. You would be surprised what you will find. The key is to study and learn, weights, DIE CHARACTERISTICS and the Cherry Pickers Guides. Good Luck.

 

We have people here who love all of those. Sorry your 1944 wasn't steel.

 

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He did post again. But it was only 20% that he wouldn't.