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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry for your loss....the person you took it to for cleaning should've known nitric acid is highly corrosive when applied to copper.
Edited by Jim0815
10/03/2018 12:50 am
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New Member
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Thank you she lived alone get a life until 93 years old so she was ready to go
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I'm sorry that last post was wrong again autocorrect I said she lived a good life and died a happy woman she was 93
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that was the only thing that would get the coin clean I mean there was tar on it and it just years and years of just whatever what could be on it was on it and that's the only thing that got it clean
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm just seeing all of this and don't see a pic anywhere showing that it is, indeed, a 1943 coin. I thought it looked affected by acid, and that has now been confirmed by OP. Bad move, to say the least.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Rest in Peace
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Spruett, turn your phone 1/4 turn left and look at OP's first posting...  I see an eaten eight. Edited by Crazyb0
10/03/2018 02:45 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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H-m-m. Rare coin is found so dilapidated that die characteristics cannot be studied.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
10/03/2018 12:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do not waste your money trying to get this coin authenticated and graded. You will be sorely disappointed with the results.
However, if you go through with the grading and the coin comes back as a genuine 1943 copper cent, I will be more than happy to eat a well cooked crow pie to atone for me doubting you.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Late to the party and just getting involved now. As usual Crazyb0 is right again. Quote:
Spruett, turn your phone 1/4 turn left and look at OP's first posting... I see an eaten eight.
That is a 1948 D cent, not a 1943D. If you look at a 1943, the tail of the 3 is below the 4. on a 1948, the bottom is even with the 4. This would make the weight of 2.9g about right when you consider the lost material that has been eaten away    Edited by JimmyD
10/03/2018 3:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with JimmyD, it is most likely a 48-d and part of the 8 got corroded that make it like a 3.
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Mark1959
10/03/2018 3:32 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Beat you to it by 6 minutes Mark.
Glad we both agree.
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Sorry for parroting you, missed it. Takes me awhile to edit pictures.  PS. I edited it to get current with the posts Edited by Mark1959
10/03/2018 3:34 pm
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Rest in Peace
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I stayed out of this one until I was reminded by Jimmy ,Butch and Mark that the bottom of the 3 extends past the 4 on 1943 Cents and on the coin in question the last digit is even with the bottom of the 4 . So it's either 1948-D or as mentioned by conder101 , a 1945-D where the 5 is also even with the 4 .  |
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