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Forum Dad
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Also, proof is not a condition, it's a strike.
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Pillar of the Community
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Still, if you've had it for 60 years, it must mean something! That makes it priceless!
I'm far younger than you are, and some of my favorite coins are ones I've pulled out of circulation with my dad.
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You need to tell us what the edge looks like. An original 1943-D cent will have a steel edge.
If yours is shiny like the rest of the coin then it has been re-processed - which is what I suspect based on these photos.
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Yes, the edge on an un-plated coin (even from the mint) will be bare steel. If this coin is plated (and it sure looks like it) the edge will be shiny like the rest of the surfaces.
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06/30/2023 09:12 am
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Valued Member
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I pulled it back out of the package and looked at the edge. Yes it is shiny, so there's my answer. Still, I bought it for 75 cents when I was twelve and it's still in the original package with my mom's handwriting. "Bought in '72' ". So yes, it will always be valuable to me.
It's just a great coin I thought to look up via PCGS as I learn how to differenciate between the condition of coins. Someone here posted in a reply that Proof is not a condition, it is a strike. I didn't know that.
I really appreciate all the feedback folks.
Oh, and yes, this was a duplicate topic, because after I took it out of the wrapper for photos, I started a new topic with better pictures. This was my first post, so next time, I'll just know to hit the reply button and keep going. Sorry.
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I pulled it back out of the package and looked at the edge. Yes it is shiny, so there's my answer. Still, I bought it for 75 cents when I was twelve and it's still in the original package with my mom's handwriting. "Bought in '72' ". So yes, it will always be valuable to me.  John1  |
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Still, I bought it for 75 cents when I was twelve and it's still in the original package with my mom's handwriting. "Bought in '72' ". So yes, it will always be valuable to me. The sentimental value more than makes up for it! That is a keeper!  |
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Yep, and it helped me learn a bunch of new stuff. Priceless.
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I have a few coins that most people would not touch with a 10 foot pole and just call them culls, but to me they are priceless, so I know how you feel about this cent . |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Didn't read all the previous posts but it looks to have been re-plated which removes all the numismatic value. Also, "proof" is a specific type of strike used by the mint - it's not a description of condition. The words you're looking for are "mint state" which implies the highest grading tier for business strike coins - which this is.
It's AMAZING you managed to keep this coin for that long! I think I lost every single coin I acquired when I was a kid some 50 years ago. Label it and keep it for your heirs to find! I'm sure they'll enjoy it!
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Yes, the coin has a lot of sentimental value, and I wouldn't sel it. It was just a starting place for me to jump into this forum with a coin I could speak too. I've managed to keep a bunch of old coins in a little case I've moved from place to place for half a century. LOL. Now I finally have the time and place to go back through them and relive the memories.. I Do have a mint state 1968 D Roosevelt dime I'm looking at sending to PCGS. It's from 1968 and still in a flip. I'll share that in another thread though. Thanks everyone. |
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The sentimental value of something like that is priceless. I remember as a kid buying a plated steel cent at a store in a mall probably around 1969 or 1970. I thought it looked so nice, and it was my first steel cent. Only later did I learn about the common practice of plating these, but it was still a neat acquisition at the time. I still had it in my possession when I lost my original collection in a home burglary in the late 1980's...
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Agree with Hokiefan. I bought for about 5 bucks a set of PDS of these. They looked cool. Hold on to them or turn them over to a young numismatist.
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