1943 steel cent turning blue??

MSD61

I have a very nice, bright 1943 steel cent that has a light blue tint to it kind of cool looking. Has anyone every seen this before?

Thanks,
Micheál

nwcs

Yes, very common. And I like the look.

fountainheadgold

I just recently bought a steel 1943 blue cent also, its cool, any one know what they go for. this one is uncirc.

fountainheadgold

I just recently bought a steel 1943 blue cent also, its cool, any one know what they go for. this one is uncirc.

nwcs

The blue look is the correct normal look for a high grade uncirc. No price difference.

Cam40

There was a really good thread on the blue `43 steelies a few years ago here.
Maybe someone knows how to dig it up.

XpipedreamR

<< <i>I just recently bought a steel 1943 blue cent also, its cool >>





Ditto, and I think it was definitely "more blue" than the standard hi-grade piece. I mean, this baby is blue!

ms70

Pics!

XpipedreamR

I'll try to get a pic tomorrow when I'm back at home.

DMWJR

<< <i>The blue look is the correct normal look for a high grade uncirc. No price difference. >>



Not necessarily. I've seen 67's and 68's that were not blue (except the label on the PCGS holder).

I posted this one a few weeks ago, and man is it ever blue!

Conder101

The zinc coating on the cent can have a silver color if it hasn't toned, a silver blue color if it has toned or a chalky white powdery appearance if the zinc has oxidized. The blue color is a little unsual because zinc is a very reactive metal and oxidizes to the white appearance very easily.

BillJones

I know that there are some natural blue 1943 cents with the original coating. But a I suspect that a lot of the blue pieces I have seen were of the "re-processed" variety. By that I mean that they have been stripped of their orginal coating and re-plated. These pieces are almost always too bright. If if looks like a P-L, there's a good chance that it has been worked on.