1943 p (any ideas on this? 1 1

[Equalibrium]

seeing extra raised lines under 1 and 9 in date/ they are not scratches its raised metal on the surface. Also is this a D.D.o?

[Lem E]

To me it almost looks like an unraveling string. Maybe strike through string/debris?

[Just Bob]

It looks to have been re-plated after it left the mint. I would guess that the lines are an anomaly caused by the plating process. That would fall under the post-mint damage category.

[Lem E]

Nevermind that. Its raised. Sorry.

Edited February 21, 2021 by Lem E

[Equalibrium]

what is replating? and does it affect the value if i try to get this coin graded

[RWB]

2 hours ago, Just Bob said:

It looks to have been re-plated after it left the mint. I would guess that the lines are an anomaly caused by the plating process. That would fall under the post-mint damage category.

Agree. Re-plated for use in cheap jewelry or novelty items. Worth 1-cent.

[Just Bob]

2 hours ago, Equalibrium said:

what is replating? and does it affect the value if i try to get this coin graded

The 1943 cents were made of steel with a thin plating of zinc. Once in circulation, it didn't take long for the plating to begin to wear off, and the steel to rust. In order to make them look more appealing, some companies stripped and re-plated the cents to make them look like new. These were often sold in 3-coin sets - one from each mint.

According to some earlier posts by Mr Lange, NGC will not grade re-plated cents.

[DWLange]

According to some earlier posts by Mr Lange, NGC will not grade re-plated cents.

Roger that----no, I don't mean RWB.

[VKurtB]

17 hours ago, Equalibrium said:

seeing extra raised lines under 1 and 9 in date/ they are not scratches its raised metal on the surface. Also is this a D.D.o?

Worthless replate job.

[Todd Fondakowski]

In my opinion this is a choice zinc 1943 there is no doubling In this queen whatsoever if it would be it would be in the liberty close to 1943 clearly on the 943  Plus liberty would be fat. And the color machine Dublin. Doubling is caused by the price of the coin. I would rate your coin MS 67 in my opinion but any type of fake double dies that you’re seeing is just the zinc around that coin. It’s kind of like when you spray paint a coin puddles around the raised weathering. I’ll be worth 200 buck I think i’m far from an expert but I got about 50 of these coins. With a real double dies in them go on YouTube born about your coin. But you definitely have a very good specimen there it’s just a regular 1943 Philadelphia cent

[Coinbuf]

On 3/13/2022 at 8:19 AM, Todd Fondakowski said:

In my opinion this is a choice zinc 1943 there is no doubling In this queen whatsoever if it would be it would be in the liberty close to 1943 clearly on the 943  Plus liberty would be fat. And the color machine Dublin. Doubling is caused by the price of the coin. I would rate your coin MS 67 in my opinion but any type of fake double dies that you’re seeing is just the zinc around that coin. It’s kind of like when you spray paint a coin puddles around the raised weathering. I’ll be worth 200 buck I think i’m far from an expert but I got about 50 of these coins. With a real double dies in them go on YouTube born about your coin. But you definitely have a very good specimen there it’s just a regular 1943 Philadelphia cent

I'm sorry to say that you are way off base, this coin was whizzed and then plated, it is worth $.01 at best and nowhere near $200.

[JKK]

On 3/13/2022 at 8:19 AM, Todd Fondakowski said:

In my opinion this is a choice zinc 1943 there is no doubling In this queen whatsoever if it would be it would be in the liberty close to 1943 clearly on the 943  Plus liberty would be fat. And the color machine Dublin. Doubling is caused by the price of the coin. I would rate your coin MS 67 in my opinion but any type of fake double dies that you’re seeing is just the zinc around that coin. It’s kind of like when you spray paint a coin puddles around the raised weathering. I’ll be worth 200 buck I think i’m far from an expert but I got about 50 of these coins. With a real double dies in them go on YouTube born about your coin. But you definitely have a very good specimen there it’s just a regular 1943 Philadelphia cent

Nope. It's replated. It's worth a penny. And telling anyone to go to YouPube for coin information is a form of informational violence, even if unintentional.

Edited March 13, 2022 by JKK

[tj96]

I'm wondering if it could have been small lamination under that plating?  I guess it doesn't matter now, the OP is gone.

Edited March 13, 2022 by tj96

[RWB]

On 3/13/2022 at 11:19 AM, Todd Fondakowski said:

I’ll be worth 200 buck I think i’m far from an expert but I got about 50 of these coins.

Yep, you're certainly right, there.

[VKurtB]

On 3/13/2022 at 12:44 PM, RWB said:

Yep, you're certainly right, there.

Bizarro World Expert. 

[LOCK34]

I still have an MS70 1943 copper cent that looks like a shoe. I rebuke any statement to the contrary. This MS70 1943 copper cent looks EXACTLY like a shoe. (Cited from: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gold-bronze-1978-d-penny-error.262444/page-2#post-7547914)