1943 steel penny

I have a 1943 steel penny that has copper clad with zinz over the copper. I can't find anything like this. It's not rust. Iam sure. I also have a 1943 steel that you can barley see the 4. Thank You

 

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Welcome to CT. The 1943 cent or penny has been one of the most popular coins ever for people to "mess around" with. The original coin was made from blanks (planchets) punched from sheets of zinc clad iron (or steel), so the outside of the front and back was zinc colored but the cent was attracted to a magnet. There are a few known 1943 cents that were struck in copper (bronze) and countless ones that were copper plated. It's hard to tell what was done to yours, but it most likely was done outside of the mint. Interesting curiosity.

 

Definitely post mint damage.

 

Like @Kentucky said, the 1943 was popular to mess with. The missing 4 is due to grease in the die. I have seen many of those in the 1943.

 

The missing number is from a grease filled die. Very common. The coin you showed was plated in the past and is considered damaged.

Welcome to CT.

 

Well , once more from the 60's when almost everyone had "special coins"



Then you can cover with Zinc and then use abrasives on edges and Presto. Such is not allowed , but anyone using electrolysis and chemistry could do it and probably many do for Ebay and Etsy.

IMO, Jim

 

There could be a very thin copper Bezel attached to the edge.

 

Plated in copper color and then spray painted again in silver paint. That's what it looks like in those pix to me. I bet it sticks to a magnet.

 

@RALPH chvatal, welcome to CoinTalk. Good photos, so thanks for that.
As mentioned, the "steel pennies" were used for lots of experiments, so your coin may have been coated in copper and then for some reason, plated in zinc or some other metal. I'm assuming you've done the magnet test and it sticks readily, so the core is steel. If it doesn't, further investigation is required. Let us know.

 

That's what it is, it's a holder.

 

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