1943 Steel Cent- Is this worth sending in to be graded?

MiBellita

My friend showed this to me the other day and it appears to be in good condition but she doesn't know whether it'll be worth it to send it off to be graded. What do you think?

thebeav

If it were indeed dated 1942, absolutely worth sending in.
But as a 1943, not worth sending in.
It's a nice coin, but one that should be enjoyed raw. You would need too high of a grade to make up the grading fees. This coin won't make it.

FredWeinberg

1943, not 1942.

And, it's been plated to protect it from
rust. Not worth certifying whatsoever.

Hemispherical

The black/grey-tone pics does not help.

42 or 43?

Grade of 67 or higher is needed to be worth the fees.

MiBellita

Haha whoops that was not typed right

MiBellita

Thanks again guys! I'll let her know!

ricko

Nice coin for an album... not worth the investment to slab.... Cheers, RickO

drei3ree

Cleaned and definitely not worth it.

MiBellita

@drei3ree said:
Cleaned and definitely not worth it.

Just out of curiosity, how do you tell if a coin has been cleaned? I'm always down to learn more! 😄

AUandAG

Steel cents were horrible when exposed to moisture. They rusted. Many, many cents were "reprocessed" or "replated" long after they left the mint. Yours is one of these. As Fred said it protected the coin from further damage. Common but cool at the same time.

bob

MiBellita

@AUandAG said:
Steel cents were horrible when exposed to moisture. They rusted. Many, many cents were "reprocessed" or "replated" long after they left the mint. Yours is one of these. As Fred said it protected the coin from further damage. Common but cool at the same time.

bob

Nice! I was wondering why it was so good looking and all the ones I had were horribly rusted 😅 Thank you!