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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pumpkinpie, post: 1347207, member: 34244&quot;]Just as a heads up, all 1943 steel cents were zinc plated at the Mint to protect the steel from rust. This is the reason for the dark steel blue color on many circulated steel cents. Zinc is a reactive metal though, so the zinc plating would corrode and dissolve.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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