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LibertyEagle20 Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 11/18/2015 5:42 pm Found this the other day when going through some of my wheats. Too bad it's a fake! If the copper plating hadn't started to rub off it would have looked pretty legit. Looking at the sides of the coin in a roll, it looks just like a real copper cent. Aside from the copper rubbing off on the observe, it sticks to a magnet.. that seals the deal that it's not real. Guess I'll throw this one in the oddities box! Report this Post to the Staff

Cascade Pillar of the Community United States 7390 Posts	Posted 11/18/2015 5:44 pm Replate that bad boy Report this Post to the Staff
BuckeyeCoinGuy Pillar of the Community United States 711 Posts	Posted 11/18/2015 5:48 pm For some fraction of a second I'm sure your heart just stopped there. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190950 Posts	Posted 11/18/2015 5:50 pm A fun find. I am sure you heart was jumping a bit until you figured it out. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/18/2015 6:21 pm I've jumped up and down over a couple of those, too. Gets your heart moving, for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/18/2015 6:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
giorgio11 Valued Member United States 406 Posts	Posted 11/19/2015 07:57 am Back in the day companies replated the 1943-PDS cents with copper and sold them as "Magician's Coins! Fool Your Friends!" and such for 99 cents each or whatever. These things are a plague to coin dealers and have been ever since they were created. (The phone rings, "I found a 1943 copper cent," I start cringing.) See the link to the 1943-S bronze cent currently at Heritage for more on the story. Cool find ... but I might say I am cold to them. Best Regards, George Report this Post to the Staff
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