So when I put the magnet next to the 43 it jumped where as the plated just held on lightly. Thanks for yoyr time.
My dad has a lot of foreign coins, many silver coins. It weighs 3.1 so the plating is steel? My 43 only weighs 2.5-2.6. I think your right..
My dad passed 15 years ago and I put the coins away, My wife was cleaning out a cabinet and found these, I do not remember receiveing these. At...
The 43 shows like almost a copper color-if it is steel it could be rust. It is plated zinc color with with a light brown sheen..
The wheat side on the right belongs to the coin on the left above. That coin is the 1943 and vice versa. I have not checked that coin with a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] zinc plated as well?
[IMG] Image (3) 43 and 44d
I tried my printerbut not sure how to post it here, may try my camera..
I think I just found a 1944d steel penny, in very good shape! My dad had it marked as a zink penny-I went to my neighbors to get a magnet-holy cow!
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