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How do you tell if a 1943 Lincoln has been plated?
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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:13 pm Reply with quote

I took some pics but didn't get the lighting right. I think I should have prefocused on a white piece of paper first, but anyway, here are a couple of examples of what I'm thinking are replated and authentic 43's. I used the same identical setup, lighting, distance, etc to photograph all the coins.
1st pic. I think the coin on the left is replated and coin on the right is genuine.

pic 2, replated

pic3, authentic

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PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:30 pm Reply with quote

Those are definitely reprocessed.

The biggest and most obvious difference is that the reprocessed coins look chromed. They are bright, shiny, mirror like.

Original 1943 cents in higher grades (BU, basically) have the original cartwheel of luster you should expect to see on any BU Lincoln cent.

If you look under a loupe the die flow lines should be apparent, and the 'ditch' around Lincoln exhibited on almost all 1943 cents will be clear and sharp. This feature is often partially filled in and lacking sharpness on reprocessed coins.

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