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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 117579, member: 4552"]An accurate scale would only be usfull in itself if the coin was recoated with Zinc right over the existing material. If the coin had the Zinc coating removed and a very fine coating of Zinc reistablished, it would almost be impossible to find out by weight. Also an extreamely accurate scale would also note that any wear to the original coin would have to taken into account. As noted in this and the other thread of this subject there are some ways to tell if it has been tampered with. I never have been able to figure out why anyone would waste time playing around with monitarily minor situations except sort of like we did in Chem classes as a fun exeriment. However, there are people that do anything for a few cents profit.    As to these 1943 Lincoln Cents I started collecting them when I was a kid and they were just being issued by the Mint. I accumulated about 26 rolls of them from change so none would probably be a MS67, MS68, etc. The ones I have mostly have a shine from just being new. Zinc is not a great material that makes nore maitains a great luster. Mine are all in plastic tubes and sealed with clear tape. The edges are just as bright as the face and reverse. Some have larger lettering and numbers from the dies being worn and not resurfaced. There would be no need to have resurfaced a 1943 coin in 1943, 44 or een 45. By the late 40's many in change were already showing signs of rust. Remember stainless stell just wasn't around back then.   As to finding one in change lately it could happen. Remember that there are many people that have stashed coins away and then after 50 or 60 years turn them over to a bank. I saw an article in the paper some time ago when a guy had saved pennies for about 60 years and turned them all over to a bank for face value. The photo in the paper showed the bank guards using wheel barrels to bring in all of them.[/QUOTE]

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