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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 7648971, member: 15199"]The original coin was struck on a steel plate that had been electroplated with zinc on both sides. Thus when the planchet was made only the faces were shiny zinc, the core was dull grey of steel . When they reprocess a '43, all is coated with zinc so the edge is shiney on a reprocessed and one a real one grey or rusted on the edge. Follow the Edge!!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>They also ( same company) advertised this which is why so many fake "copper" '43 cents show up.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315179[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 7648971, member: 15199"]The original coin was struck on a steel plate that had been electroplated with zinc on both sides. Thus when the planchet was made only the faces were shiny zinc, the core was dull grey of steel . When they reprocess a '43, all is coated with zinc so the edge is shiney on a reprocessed and one a real one grey or rusted on the edge. Follow the Edge!!!!! They also ( same company) advertised this which is why so many fake "copper" '43 cents show up. [ATTACH=full]1315179[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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