1943 1 Cent "Steel Cent" Reprocessed

1943 1 Cent "Steel Cent" Reprocessed

Because of the problem with corrosion and rust many steel pennies have been reprocessed which means they have been re-plated with zinc.

One thing I question about that is if they would lose numismatic value because they are not original?

Reprocessing involves stripping off the old zinc, removing any rust from the surface of the coins, and electromagnetic reprocessing re-coating them in zinc, giving them a shiny finish. This was done by others and not the mint.

How to tell if your coin has been re plated/reprocessed

The color is bluish and extremely shiny on the reprocessed ones. Original 1943 cents have a nice cartwheel luster to them, and if you hold them side by side with a reprocessed one, the difference is readily apparent.
Re Plated Original

The original blanks were punched from zinc plated steel core, the edges of an original would show steel edges rather than zinc. Reprocessing plates all surfaces, including the edges.

The "reprocessing" of the 1943 steel cents is not done by the Mint, and it is not part of the minting process.

It changes the coin from a numismatic item to a novelty, and eliminates the numismatic value.

Original Uncirculated coins can be near white, and when released were sometimes mistaken for dimes.

Quote: "halfdisme"​The "reprocessing" of the 1943 steel cents is not done by the Mint, and it is not part of the minting process.
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​It changes the coin from a numismatic item to a novelty, and eliminates the numismatic value.
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​Original Uncirculated coins can be near white, and when released were sometimes mistaken for dimes.
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Thank You half dime - I corrected it in my description above. Ed​