1944-S steel

[Guest]

I am new here and recently pulled out a stored 44 S Steel Penny I have had for years. And am curious if we are still at the number of 1 as being the perceived number in existence. Anyone know. Great looking 44's above btw. Thanks for any and all help.

[Antiquity]

Welcome, you should probably start your own thread instead of posting in this one.

[simonm]

Moved to a new thread.
First off, welcome to the forum. We can't really tell you anything based off a simple description. It is likely that the cent was plated outside the mint, but we will need pictures and the weight of the coin in question to make a proper assessment.

[jcuve]

Yes: Welcome to the forum!

And you have to post pics. Can you weigh the coin? Coins are often plated, painted or coated with mercury. Plated coins have no rhyme or reason to be that way, they just ended up plated randomly. Sometimes the plating will be magnetic (so you cannot use that as a diagnostic). It will have to look like a steel cent (not glossy, patchy or otherwise odd) and weigh the same at 2.8 grams as opposed to anything above 3 grams. It really shouldn't be greenish, as that might indicate it is brassing, or in other words, copper underneath the plating that is oxidizing.

[BadThad]

Welcome to LCR!

The probability of it being a genuine steel cent is VERY low. More than likely, the coin has been plated. We see a few of these types of threads pop-up every year.

[nogotee]

Thanks Guys.... Wow a new thread and all. Thanks to whomever fixed it.
Ok on the Pic's and all that. It will take me a while. Can you tell me how you guys are getting the great up close and personal pic's you have. I have tried a scan it actually turns out best. At least better than my sorry camera's. I will figure something out. No its a steely I have collected them for years. But mostly I concentrate on the early ones. Been collecting them since I was a small kid. It never occurred to me there would actually be a large group of collectors online... And wallah... Thanks for making us feel at home.

[simonm]

Scans will do for now, but eventually we are going to need clear, whole-coin shots. You could try snapping a picture or two through a jewelers loupe if you have one, and again we are going to need the weight, as that it's equally important in figuring out what you have. Good luck!

[jcuve]

I would start with the scan anyway. It will give us an idea at the very least...

We have some photography tutorials and advice here:
http://lincolncentresource.net/forum...splay.php?f=33