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1943S-1DR-002 - Plated, weak strike, or Struck thru grease?
I feel fairly confident this coin is not plated but I'd really appreciate your opinions just to be sure.
I've spilled alotta blood purchasing these with bad pics on eBay over the years but this one's
different. For starters, I don't see the extraordinary "peeling' effect that plated/re-plated steel cents
usually exhibit around the devices and particularly around the rims. Secondly, the color is reasonably
consistent and even where re-plated coins are anything but. The main thing that gives me pause is the
lack of luster. I shot these pics with zero diffusion under Jansjo lights with their lens caps off. My camera
exposure and brightness settings were set higher than normal and I still had to brighten these pics a bit
in post edit to show everything. I did not, however, strengthen these pics at all. Some of the pics seem
out of focus but they're not. It's either the strike or the plating. My guess is grease and/or weakly struck.
Many thanks for your time!
Tracy