1943 s steel penny

[gcoots-migration]

I was just wondering what type of grade would be placed on this coin.

[Coindude]

Looks to be circulated XF and reprocessed.

[johnny9434]

xf & reprocessed. agreed

[Chris1976]

I'd say XF but unsure of the reprocessed part. Looks alot like the 1943D's that I had pulled out of an origional bank roll my mother had set aside years ago.

 

-Chris#2

[ldhair]

Looks to be circulated XF and reprocessed.

I agree. It has that reprocessed look.

[Ducksoup]

Can someone enlighten me as to what "reprocessing" is? Send a PM if you don't want to disrupt this thread further thanks!

[Coindude]

Reprocessing means that the coin was cleaned, removing oxidation and then had a fresh plating of zinc to make it look BU.

[James_OldeTowne]

Yep, definitely reprocessed.

 

Barrels of these were acid-treated to remove rust, then replated to make them look "new". You frequently find them in pre-packaged framed "collections", sold at retail outlet stores. Back in the day, Sears sold a ton of them.