1943-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Broadstruck on an Australian Sixpence Planchet -- AU53 PCGS....

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1943-D Lincoln Cent, AU53
Broadstruck on a Silver
Australian Sixpence Planchet

1943-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Broadstruck on an Australian Sixpence Planchet -- AU53 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. 2.82 grams sterling silver (0.925 fine). In 1943, the Denver Mint struck eight million sixpence for Australia with a diameter of 19 mm, essentially identical to a Lincoln cent. The U.S. Mint was striking many foreign issues during the international emergency of World War II, and inevitably a few planchets intended for foreign coins were struck by U.S. coin dies. The PCGS insert implies that this Lincoln cent was struck on a sixpence, but it was instead struck on a sixpence planchet, since it has a plain edge and there is no sign of an undertype. The strike shows incompleteness, especially on the peripheral legends, though the date and mintmark are bold. The portrait high points show light wear, not unexpected since 1943-dated cents were struck on zinc-plated steel with a similar gray color as the present piece.
From The Fred Weinberg Collection.

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