I Think I Found Gold: 1943 Copper Penny No Mint Mark

I agree with what ijn1944 said about a reputable 3rd party grading service to know for sure. It would be awesome if you can update us here when you find out. Also, welcome to the community!

Agree, waste of money.

@JimmyD I haven't speculated on real coins much, much less fake ones, due to coins being a fairly new hobby of mine. If the OP thought it was sincerely real, it would be a good learning experience, going through the grading process, if OP hasn't done so yet. But yeah, it's up to the OP. Googling the 1943 coin...that's a really high-value coin if it was real, jeez. If I were to buy something like that, I'd buy an authenticated/graded one.

Top left appears pinched. Like in a waffle machine. Definitely doesn't look real.

Hey thanks everybody for the info this was out of a jar of penny's my grandfather had in his estate among other coins so I don't know anymore about its history other than I remember him collecting coins from the 70's when I was young...it weighed 3.1 (I don't have a scale that weighs 2 decimal points) and I am sending it off to PCGS to get evaluated I'll keep ya updated on what they say if it's fake oh well it was fun finding it and if it's real (fingers crossed) well the money will help alot of ppl in my life...thanks again for all the informative replies theres alot of knowledge in this forum

I will maybe close this thread with my remarks.

First: only fake 1943 Chinese was the S not Phil. The Phil was done from 1948 dispaching the material.

Second: the surface of the coin has the color of a Zinc coated coin and also the "texture" of the material.

Third I will let anyone to judge by compare the genuine design with this one and please look close where I put the lines and the Circles. In forensic we look of those things if we can't test in hand the coin.

Hope help someone.




PS: To the OP: before spend the money with the TPG look at the diameter and the weight. Your choice.

Great way to close out a Sunday brimming with numismatic adventure.

if you have a coin dealer near you take it in and ask, or look for a coin show , may save you some money. and to see it in hand they will be able to tell you. if they want to buy it you know it's real.