I have done many tests on this coin to make sure it was real from weight to magnetism. The penny passed my tests. It has been sealed in a glass case for many years. It is starting to corrode but only slightly. 2.7g was the weight. Now, this penny is almost the best condition possible and is completely riddled with errors. Mostly doubling I'm seeing Triple edging error Double date error Double mint error Lettering error in TRUST ( The last T ) REVERSE doubling error Double outline error on wheat strands REVERSE Lamination error
It looks to me like it's been reprocessed. There is plating on the edge. Reprocessing is damage. It's worth one cent no matter what else you see.
The extremely rare 43 cent you would be looking for is copper. Because of the war cents were made of zinc and steel, and many of them corrode just like the post 82 cents we have now. Many of these were reprocessed like Rick said. Most or all of what you see is from the plating process.
Your coin was reprocessed and has issues from the re-plating. Not any errors beyond someone replating it and completely ruining it. Sorry.
Reprocessed. I was gifted 27 of these from my brother in 2013, who inherited them and the rest of my Mom's collection at her passing in 2007. I, too, scrutinized them and found plating errors on all of them from all 3 mints. At the time, neither my Mom, my brother and, eventually, myself realized they had been ruined. Spark
Well we all have heard of "son of Sam" here we have "Son of Ed." "Ed Woods" that is....does your daddy run a grading company in Aruba ? Does it provide a rest room for customers and staff? If Ed isn't your daddy ...can you provide proof you're not a parrot? You know rather large, colorful bird that constantly repeats everything it hears?
I'm so glad that the subject of "reprocessed" came up. In my Lincoln folder, I have what MUST be a reprocessed '43 cent - it 'jumps' off the page, so I leave it in until a 'genuine' '43 replaces it. However, I'm not actually sure if mine is reprocessed or not. How can I tell? Also, if the reprocessing process produces a very 'real-looking' '43 cent, so what? Or, is my 'newbie' mind over-processing this question?
Original '43 pennies had no zinc plating on their edge. After the stock was zinc plated, the blanks were punched.
You can pick up some nice original 43's at any coin store. They all have a box of them. Cherry pick out some nice ones.
"I will not here you're feedback " well "here" is a place....and hear is the ability to understand an audible sound. Just wanted to point that out....as most grammar school students do comprehend the difference......between the two! You're a H.S. grad? Correct?
Just so I completely understand, if I see a '43 cent that appears to be in PROOF condition, there better be some corrosion on the edge/outer rim to prove that it is genuine, and NOT 'CLEANED' ... is that correct?
The edge of my coin seems to be the only thing that seems to have corroded making it dark grey with black spottings. Does that mean anything? Thank you for responding back to me with honest opinions.