1943 Lincoln Cent - any color designations?

bohica268

Red, Red/Brown and Brown just don't apply to the zinc-coated steel cent minted in 1943. Do any grading services try to qualify this coin with a color designation?

BillJones

I've never seen any color designations for the 1943 steel cents. I guess you call them "bright", "dull gray" or "reprocessed." Rusted could be a category too, but not really with mentioning.

Right now only the bright Mint State ones are worth slabbing, and only if they are MS-67 or better. The circualted dull gray ones are worth a lot less than a dollar and the "reprocessed" (cleaned and replated to please beginning collectors) are body bag candidates.