toned steel cent found in pocket change

toned steel cent in change back by kelli rene hartman posted Mar 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM

toned steel cent in change front by kelli rene hartman posted Mar 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM

toned steel cent in change date by kelli rene hartman posted Mar 5, 2026 at 11:24 AM

 

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It looks like what you have here is a steel cent someone plated with copper as an attempt to pass it off as the rare 1943-D copper cent, of which there is only one known example.

Coins like the one in the pictures are often treated as novelties and can actually bring a couple of dollars compared to a normal, unplated Steel cent worth around 20 to 50 cents.