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Dino Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 08/03/2014 5:44 pm Was approached about buying a 1943 Copper Lincoln Cent, told the seller it would need to be appraised by a TPG, haven't heard back from seller yet. So quite likely a fake, but it occurred to me that I've never seen a plated/re-plated coin; would there be obvious signs? Report this Post to the Staff

jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5215 Posts	Posted 08/03/2014 6:03 pm Get a magnet. If it's really copper it won't stick. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19987 Posts	Posted 08/03/2014 8:09 pm 99.999% chance it's a fake. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 08/03/2014 8:24 pm Most o the fakes for these are steelies plated in copper. If you take a magnet and put it over the coin, then it will either stick (if it does then it will be fake) and if it does not, then it belong in a TPG holder. Also, if this seller has any knowledge about coins, he would have it in a holder. It kind of makes you wonder why he is selling it raw... Report this Post to the Staff
DCM Coins Valued Member United States 446 Posts	Posted 08/03/2014 8:55 pm How much did he want to sell it for? Report this Post to the Staff
Dino Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 08/04/2014 10:05 am DCM he said he knew it was worth "a lot" but wasn't sure exactly how much and did I know. Pulled the last HA sale and told him what it went for and got the impression he wasn't too surprised, which only increased my doubts. Should I get a followup I'll post what I find out. Thanks to all for the feedback. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 08/04/2014 4:46 pm Most I know of are either copper plated genuine 1943 or a 1948 with half of the 8 scraped off--both easy to detect. A more sophisticated method would be to punch a copper blank using a fabricated die--expensive to make, but it would require an expert to properly identify. Report this Post to the Staff
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