Real Or Fake 1943 D Copper Cent?

It is a one glance fake. I am sure there is a chance of another 43d copper but that is not this coin.

Bow tie, rim, beard, overall Lincoln. The mm like others have said. Also the coinage press was set to a higher pressure while coining steel so the copper would look like a high relief coin. That's because steel is harder to strike than copper.

Here's a comparison photo of all legitimate 1943's. They all look different to some level.

Also, here's a side-by-side of a steely 43d with the accepted copper 43d. Not to be a rebel, but how do they explain these obvious differences?

So tell us/me, how did you come to get this "coin"?

It is a clear fake foxfire. You're indulging in confirmation bias. The members on here have given their honest opinion, produced by their skill, which was gained through decades of research. If you do not wish to trust them, then send it off to a grading service such as PCGS or NGC, and they will reveal what we've been telling you.

Woah there, Silvercents. I'm trying to seek answers about things that people refuse to explain. Only six people have even commented on this thread and only two have given actual reasons for why it might be fake. The only believable comment of those, was that the Lincoln relief was too dull in the photo which could just be lighting given that the rim is so pronounced. I've asked for an example of the aforementioned transfer die counterfeit example; I've never seen nor heard of a true "Chinese fake," of this exact type. Saying it's "obviously fake," without explanation isn't constructive.
As far as the issues with the mm, I think the commenter was awkwardly directing those critiques to the "verified" coin which I agree looks...off.
Refer to my collage of the steelie 43d above the "verified" copper 43d. How many think the crooked mm with tails on the left even looks real?
My bottom line is that this is an educational forum. Dismissing coins as fakes without supporting evidence isn't helpful and I won't quit until I've learned something.

foxfire, you have asked the right questions and have found very little in the way of answers. Backing up a "fake" call with totally supportable evidence is actually hard to do, but it is in general not being done here with you asking very specifically for the evidence. That said, your reverse image is so small I can't rule in-or-out a Chinese fake as I can't really see any detail at the level we need to see it. A Chinese fake would typically have a die chip kinda looking thing in the middle inside of the left wheat on the reverse. But Serbia produced some seriously good fakes recently and so far I don't have a clear die marker for those and they are certainly getting around as they are well done.

I'd say the rims make this a fake, as I am seeing things that don't look right, but photos aren't sharp. Gotta have really crisp pics when dealing with a coin this close to the fake/real boundary. That said, your friend must be a caveman, as a simple Google search for 1943 D Lincoln Cent Copper show the value of such a coin to be between 400K and 800K. Who sells a coin without at least doing that? It's a big red flag.

I think it is a struck fake, but honestly can't say for sure as I am away from home and don't have the time to go over it all that well. The weakness around TRUST is typical of 1943 coins, so if it is a fake they used a real one to make the copy.