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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 4510875, member: 5629&quot;]I recently obtained two bags of wheaties to search through and ended up with almost four rolls of steelies, one of which are reprocessed.&nbsp; I have taken this opportunity to teach my YNs here at home how to recognize a reprocessed steel cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few photos to give you an idea of the difference.&nbsp; The &quot;mirror-like&quot; reflectivity on the reprocessed coin is evident and a dead giveaway to reprocessing.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you ever buy bulk wheat cents and you get steel cents in it, beware of the reprocessed ones.&nbsp; Although some may find them to be &quot;nice looking&quot;, they aren&#039;t really worth anything as they have altered surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one you have is a nice example.&nbsp; Sometimes these cents can get really dark and black or with dark blotches all over them.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1117916[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1117917[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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