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1943 USA Copper Wheat Penny - Real Or Not?

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 Posted 11/19/2015  08:11 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadThad to your friends list
The portrait details are typical of a fake. GOOD LUCK!
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 Posted 11/19/2015  08:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TypeCoin971793 to your friends list
Looks like plating is coming off the reverse. Fake.
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 Posted 11/19/2015  08:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bobby131313 to your friends list
You should have posted here before sending it in.
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 Posted 11/19/2015  3:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bpoc1 to your friends list

Bummer, but please keep us informed of the results.
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 Posted 11/19/2015  4:32 pm  Show Profile   Check vermontensium's eBay Listings Check vermontensium's eCrater Listings Bookmark this reply Add vermontensium to your friends list
The soft portrait details are indicative of a circulated steel Cent being plated..IMHO
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 Posted 11/19/2015  4:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add OspreyCoins to your friends list
Copper plated
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 Posted 11/19/2015  6:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SilverStackerKid to your friends list

Quote:
Coin weighs 3.1 grams and is non magnetic


Sounds and looks to me then like a cast copy.
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 Posted 11/19/2015  6:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jpbone to your friends list
Or not.
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 Posted 11/20/2015  01:50 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Derek to your friends list
Yikes, I'm afraid that this wheatie is little more than a steel cent with a copper plating that has flaked off. With the non-magnetic thing though, I don't know what to make of that. Seen as how you already submitted it for authentication, I say good luck to you!
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 Posted 11/20/2015  05:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SHAFTA9a to your friends list
You can see the rust showing through on the reverse.
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 Posted 11/24/2015  10:43 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dvw1974 to your friends list
Hi all,

Thanks for your comments - I received confirmation from PCGS that it has been received and is in process. I will let you know once I hear. I'm not holding my breath, but the fact that it is non magnetic..... who knows..... nothing ventured, nothing gained.....
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 Posted 11/24/2015  12:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DouglasFir to your friends list
Real or not, I'd love to know where you found it. I've considered buying a fake one just as a conversation piece. I always like to look for the real thing in the lots of wheats I buy.
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 Posted 11/24/2015  6:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jpsned to your friends list
Where/how did you find it?
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 Posted 11/24/2015  7:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TypeCoin971793 to your friends list
I could be wrong.
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 Posted 11/24/2015  7:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Numisma to your friends list
I agree that it's probably a cast fake. You'll most likely get it back from PCGS in a body bag.

Best of luck to you.
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