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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mountain Man, post: 8217068, member: 94733&quot;]Some companies decided the public would love to have one of the old &quot;steel cent&quot; but wanted to give them the &quot;proof&quot; look, so they actually reprocessed the coin, rather than just re-plate it. Looking closely at the third side (edge) of the coin, you can usually tell. <i>&quot;Additionally, the thin layer of zinc covering the coins’ surfaces only protected the obverse and reverse, not the edge.&quot; <font size="1">(from <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6810/counterfeit-detection-september-2018/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6810/counterfeit-detection-september-2018/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6810/counterfeit-detection-september-2018/</a>)</font></i></p><p>Here is an explanation of reprocessing: <a href="https://www.collectons.com/shop/item/30975/1943-Steel-Penny-Wartime-Lincoln-Wheat-Cent-Reprocessed-Penny-for-Album" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.collectons.com/shop/item/30975/1943-Steel-Penny-Wartime-Lincoln-Wheat-Cent-Reprocessed-Penny-for-Album" rel="nofollow">https://www.collectons.com/shop/item/30975/1943-Steel-Penny-Wartime-Lincoln-Wheat-Cent-Reprocessed-Penny-for-Album</a></p><p><br /></p><p>More info: <a href="https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/counterfeit-detection-special-edition-reprocessed-steel-cents/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/counterfeit-detection-special-edition-reprocessed-steel-cents/" rel="nofollow">https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/counterfeit-detection-special-edition-reprocessed-steel-cents/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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