what in the world???

As i was going through my pennies i discovered this one.
It is a steel penny with i think (and i am sure no expert) it think might be copper maybe some other metal from when the blanks were pored. but what do you think?

 

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That picture is way to small to tell anything. My guess would be that if it is steel it is probably rusty(from what I can tell in the picture).
Also, as an FYI, blanks aren't poured. They are stamped out of a huge sheet of metal.

 

Also, as an FYI, blanks aren't poured. They are stamped out of a huge sheet of metal.[/quote]
right but they have to melt the metal to get the blanks and in that process could some copper stuck out? And as for the picture i know its small. I am unsure how to make it big. I have tried and tried but just can't do it. Oh and it does not look like rust. Its more of a copper color. Put next to a Lincoln copper cent the colors almost match.

 

If it is a 43 steel then there wouldn't be any copper involved in the process so I don't know how some would have gotten in.

Did you scan the coin or take a picture? If you scanned it I would try taking a picture and uploading it that way. Until you get bigger pictures there is no way anyone can help more. Sorry :/

 

You would probably do better taking a picture of it, with any kind of camera

 

I did a scan of it. On my computer i can zoom in on the picture but it wont save zoomed in. I will try a cell phone.

 

There are '43 copper cents, but obviously they are quite rare. easiest test is the magnet test. If it sticks to a magnet, it is steal. If not, it is copper and worth lots of money.

 

here is a cell phone picture of it. I will try and see if i can figure out how to get a better pic.

 

Getting closer... Now if you could get a clear one where the date is readable.

 

its steel i just think somehow a chunk of copper got onto it. I have seen rusty 1943 cents and this color is not a rust color or at least not a color i have ever seen.

 

the date is not readable but it stuck to a magnet so i know it is steel.

 

Rusty and corroded then.

 

I am not too sure that you are right. But i am not too sure what would cause rust to turn a copper color. Like i said put next to a Lincoln cent the copper colors about match.

 

a lot of steel cents were copper coated by people thinking they could pass them off as a rare copper '43.

 

this is not coated. It looks more like some copper was mixed in with the steel during the process somehow.

 

this may be a retained struck thru where a small piece of copper got struck into the coin or maybe it is a small piece from a brass welding rod.

 

Until we can see clearer pictures I am still inclined to say rust or corrosion of some sort.

 

From the photo it looks like the entire coin is corroded and rusty. I think what the OP is asking about is the copper color spot in the center of the coin. I'm thinking it may be a small weld spot from a brass rod.

 

PMD though yeah?

 

From a 1961 issue of coin magazine advertisement. I would guess there are thousands still out there, complete or corroded with only portions remaining.