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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Snapper323, post: 1489178, member: 38806&quot;]Dear Coin Crew,</p><p>I ran across this 1943 Steel Wheat Penny the other day while searching thru some others. I know a &#039;43 steel is not rare at all, however when I found this one it was heavily rusted and the only way you could tell it was a penny was by comparing it to other &#039;43 steels I have. I cleaned it which I know is frowned upon, but as I cleaned it, I noticed a &quot;P&quot; where the mint mark (or very close to) should be. My research tells me that there is only D and S mint marks. A blank coin means the mint in Philadelphia. I also want to note that the mark seems to be more indented than raised, like someone struck it with a die mark. But, why would someone wish to do that? It would not increase the value at all. I am a novice at this, so any feedback would be appreciated. I am attaching a few pictures, also a few pictures of a &quot;D&quot; for comparison of the mint mark place. Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;P&quot; </p><p>[ATTACH]189306.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]189307.vB[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;D&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH]189308.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]189309.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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