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<p>[QUOTE="dannic113, post: 1347051, member: 35203"]Real zinc cents without their copper layer are very similar in appearance to '43 steel cents. Normally the best way to tell if the copper layer has been stripped off is to examine the coin for remenants of the copper having been there. A real missing layer coin would not have even a speck of copper on it anywhere. The edge, the details in the memorial buildind and lincoln's clothes and hair are where the acid would leave behind spots of copper. A quick soak in nitric acid or some other chemicals causes this. That being said the rough looking surface and haziness and cloudiness of the coin itself compared to pics on the following link I would say no it's an altered coin made to look like a missing layer. Value 1 cent.</p><p><a href="http://askaboutcoins.com/2009/04/un-plated-lincoln-cent/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://askaboutcoins.com/2009/04/un-plated-lincoln-cent/" rel="nofollow">http://askaboutcoins.com/2009/04/un-plated-lincoln-cent/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dannic113, post: 1347051, member: 35203"]Real zinc cents without their copper layer are very similar in appearance to '43 steel cents. Normally the best way to tell if the copper layer has been stripped off is to examine the coin for remenants of the copper having been there. A real missing layer coin would not have even a speck of copper on it anywhere. The edge, the details in the memorial buildind and lincoln's clothes and hair are where the acid would leave behind spots of copper. A quick soak in nitric acid or some other chemicals causes this. That being said the rough looking surface and haziness and cloudiness of the coin itself compared to pics on the following link I would say no it's an altered coin made to look like a missing layer. Value 1 cent. [URL]http://askaboutcoins.com/2009/04/un-plated-lincoln-cent/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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