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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 11533177, member: 84179&quot;]Look at the edge pic.</p><p><br /></p><p>The blanking process for making the 1943 cent blank uses a strip that was plated (galvanized) with zinc BEFORE IT WAS PUNCHED OUT (thanks [USER=73995]@Pickin and Grinin[/USER] , you posted this info while I was still typing<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; Sometimes (not always) you can see the diff layers of steel and zinc if there&#039;s some smearing during the blanking process.&nbsp; Over time, the steel can SOMETIMES start to corrode or tone, making it visible</p><p><br /></p><p>When a steel cent is reprocessed, the ENTIRE surface is plated, including the edges.&nbsp; Most times, the surfaces show that unnatural, shiny appearance.&nbsp; While this isn&#039;t absolute proof of reprocessing, it is a strong indication that the coin was replated and that&#039;s what&#039;s causing the surface anomalies.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m wondering why Larry didn&#039;t include those details?&nbsp; He&#039;s already told us that everyone here is just having fun saying he&#039;s wrong.&nbsp; You would think someone with his claimed level of expertise would be adding this information to support his claim and help others learn.&nbsp; Oh well, guess you can&#039;t have everything</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW Larry. Did you every check variety vista and doubleddie.com to verify the RPD attribution?&nbsp; What about pointing out where you see the split serifs or other characteristics of RPDs?&nbsp; Sorry if this is the third time I asked, but as you know, it&#039;s by far the quickest and easiest way to confirm the coin is an RPD as you claim.&nbsp; Any reason why you continue to ignore this simple request?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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