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Question
I have a "blended" colored 1943 S penny. It is partially copper, and partially zinc. It looks as though two metals overlapped each other. What steps do I need to properly authenticate this possible error coin?
Kathleen,
Sorry but your coin has been altered -- I suspect a terrible job of copper plating.
Stick a magnet to it and you will see that it is steel -- just like all normal 1943 cents. The only way it could have copper on it, is if it it was put on it at some time after it left the mint.
Considered altered, it has no collector value.
Dan
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Dan Moore
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