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Parker Miller said: ↑. I did the magnet test to it. It’s steel... Plated. the plating is ferromagnetic. it will stick to a magnet. Altered 1944 Cent. Not the real deal. paddyman98, Feb 18, 2020.
non_cents Well-Known Member. The missing 4 on 1943 cents is very common. I think it was either caused by a large amount of grease that year or a weakly engraved date. Either way, it carries little premium. non_cents, Jun 25, 2014. #6 + Quote Reply.
It is most probably a plated cent worth little or no premium. However, please treat it like it is a real 1944 steel cent (valuable & rare) and don't damage it by cleaning (or dropping it onto a table). You can weigh the coin to determine how it compares to the 2.67 grams of a normal steel cent or 3.11 of a normal copper cent.
Gunner1944, Mar 26, 2018. #13 + Quote Reply. coinsareus10 likes this. Nyatii I like running w/scissors. Makes me feel dangerous. Not done with a BB gun. Not enough power. From the circular marks around the hole, and the shiny flattened marks on the reverse with more circular marks, I'd say a punch of sorts was used.
Then it would be the same size and weight of a silver dime. That would be 2.5 grams. The weight of a normal steel cent is 2.8 grams which is all you have. And lastly.. A silver dime Planchet is not ferromagnetic which means it would not stick to a magnet such as the steel Cent would. Can't wait to see your results!
In 1944, the returned to the standard 95% copper alloy which was not magnetic. Now, a very small number of 1943 cents were struck using copper planchets...likely left over from 1942. Lilkewise, a small number of 1944 cents have been found on steel planchets (left over from 1943).
I also found a 1960 steel magnetic penny while going through an jar of old coins. Almost certainly nickel plated. Nickel is highly magnetic but the samll anout of metal used in the plating will allow the coin to be attracted to a magnet, but it won't JUMP to a magnet like a 1943 steel cent does. Conder101, Jun 13, 2018.
Akohler New Member. My young son found a 1944 wheat penny today with a mint mark of “s”. Worth anything or worth saving for a rainy day thanks! Akohler,Jul 1, 2018. #20 + Quote Reply. 1 more message... Page 1 of 2.
The best way to separate the plated 1944 from steel cored cents is by weight. The Steel cent of 1943 weighed 2.689 or 2.754 with tolerance overlapped, the 1944 Belgian 2 Fr. piece weighed 2.69 and 2.75, tolerances overlapped , so could not be told from each other. Jim
alurid Well-Known Member. I think the bottom leg of the "L" may have been missing from the mint due to a debris filled die. The "L" on these type of cents is a common place for damage. when coins are being put into rolls. they get hit by the edge of other coins. alurid, Oct 5, 2018.