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I wasn't able to use my PC until now. But in the mean time I did the following test and they aren't what you want to see :( Weight 2.7 Grams But the steel is 2.8. So is it fake? Sticks to a magnet  I didn't post it in errors because I knew it had the chance of being plated. (The reason I didn't post the back in the first pictures was because they were blurry so didn't use it.) |
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Copper should not stick to a magnet, so, I am guessing it is plated and your scale is off. It sure looks like steel showing on the reverse on the E in ONE.
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Huh, the scale must be damaged from someone probably playing with it then..
I was wondering what that might be. My guesses were gas bubbles.
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Just wondering what a good price would be for a copper plated 1943 P D or S cent and where to find one. Thanks, John1  |
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Looks like scotty11 has a few. I'd like one also. Great conversation piece. Hey brother, can you spare a cent ?  |
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How come mine is dark though? It makes it look so real until you bring the magnet by it...
Could it be possible it was circulation and probably plated in the 1980's?
The color you see is like 95% right. My camera does change it just a touch.
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Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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52Raymo, Thanks for the link.Can't tell how nice the condition is by their pic and S/H is a bit much. Checked the bay no good deals there. John1 |
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Rest in Peace
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Brooklyn Gallery (among many others) has been selling these for years. They are $1.95 for one and cheaper with quantity discounts.
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You're a very bad man Mr. Cooper!  I found a 1943 plated copper years ago (maybe 35) and the patina on that penny has never changed. Brighter copper color like Scotty11, maybe even a little brighter. The OP's coin looks pretty genuine until you look at the reverse (the corrosion spot). |
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I've got a bunch of 1943 copper cents: Oh, I see what you did there.  |
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But in the mean time I did the following test and they aren't what you want to see :(
Weight 2.7 Grams
But the steel is 2.8. So is it fake? Scale isn't off, information is. The steel cents were made from two different weight standards 2.68 and 2.75 gram planchets. Ona a scale that reads to one decimal place most steel cents would indicate 2.7 grams Also the steel cent had the same .13 gram tolerance that the copper cents had so a genuine could weigh anywhere from 2.55 to 2.85 grams. Or on a one place scale from 2.6 to 2.9 grams. |
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I've got a bunch of 1943 copper cents: Good one coop...  |
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