Description: Steel planchet used instead of copper when mint returned to copper composition. Leftover steel blanks from 1943.
🔍 How to Identify This Error
- Steel gray color instead of copper
- Magnetic - will stick to magnet
- Weight should be 2.70g (steel) vs 3.11g (copper)
📊 Grading & Condition Notes
Another extremely valuable error. Authentication required.
⚠️ Authentication Warning
Always have valuable error coins professionally authenticated and graded. Counterfeit error coins exist, and proper identification requires expertise and specialized equipment.