packmule
Oct 7 2005, 11:48 AM
Found this with metal detector,guess i forgot to look at it .I heard the government plated some in the 1950s will take any info. thanks
Stujoe
Oct 7 2005, 11:56 AM
1943 cents were steel plated zinc.
I have never heard of the gov't copper plating any 1943 cents but plenty of them have been plated by individuals and other entities.
It appears that I can see either the undelying zinc or steel in places on teh one you found.
Dockwalliper
Oct 7 2005, 12:01 PM
Thats one of the best dug '43s I've seen. Usually they are just rusty disks.
whohah
Oct 8 2005, 03:55 AM
If it is attracted to a magnet, you have an interesting souvenir of WW II. Value? In that condition 2, maybe 3 cents...
If it doesn't jump to a magnet, get it to an expert for authentication. Value? Well, lets just say:
A
LOT!!!!
OBTW, it is Zinc-plated steel...
LostDutchman
Oct 8 2005, 03:57 AM
you can see the zinc peeking through....this coin sorry to say is a plate job done by someone trying to deceive or at least fool their friends. as for the government plating.....never heard of it
jmpearso
Oct 10 2005, 05:33 PM
Good condition for being dug...
Conder101
Oct 15 2005, 09:03 AM
In the 1950's the government was actively retiring the steel cents and melting them down, not plating them.
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