What grade would you give this 1943 p penny steel and is it possible to be a experimental penny

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It is a Reproccessed Steel Cent. You can't grade it. It is not an experimental planchet and considered damaged by alteration.

 

Ok thanks

 

Quote "There are also “reprocessed” steel Pennies, which are essentially 1943 steel Pennies that had become corroded (due to the rust-prone nature of their steel core) and later stripped of their original zinc coating, and recoated with a fresh layer of zinc. These are numismatically worthless since they are altered coins" Closed quote

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Or chrome, nickel, even silver - anything you can electroplate.

 

I've got a question. All of the reprocessed steel cents that I've seen are high grade - lots of details, very little wear. That leads me to a question that I've always wanted to ask you guys. Why didn't they just leave it alone - since it would surely have been worth more (due to its nice condition) before it was reprocessed? What am I missing?

 

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