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Pillar of the Community
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Well, a copper plated steel cent would be 2.7g and stick to a magnet. A proper copper cent would weigh about 3.1g.
I would hazard a guess that a 2.9g copper 1943 cent is likely to be a novelty sold from Alibaba or Temu. No doubt the cent pros on this forum will have some more detailed observations.
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Forum Dad
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Yep, that's a Chinese fake. They are available by the thousands on dozens of Chinese sites.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 I was just going to post the same thing but bobby beat me to it. The Chinese sites have for $1.40 each. |
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Thank you :) I knew I could count on this forum for what I already felt was the case.
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to the CCF, Pksimmons! As everyone has stated, your coin is unfortunately a fake. And as Brandmeister and bobby pointed out, these copies are readily available online. Here is a nice discussion about a fake from 2016: https://goccf.com/t/272087And here is an image from a web page that I copied a couple of years ago:  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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To CCF! I agree with above. Errers and Varietys.
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Reminds me too much of too many Quora questions.
In most cases, if it seems too good to be true, it is.
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to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Chinese fake, best to cut it in half!
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best to cut it in half! Or take it to the closest railroad.  |
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