1942 Brass Cent Valuation

Quite a few overweight cents (3.3 - 3.5 grams) with elevated levels of tin or zinc are known from 1941. A few carry the date 1942. The most prosaic explanation is that these planchets are derived from rolled-thick "brass" cent stock. I have about half a dozen in my collection. My average purchase price was around $50.

For all of you who dont Believe the NGC VF Details 1942 cent Struck on Brass as I provided many of pics of the coin that its the one graded by NGC I Sold this coin a few years back for 10,500 an bought back from Client just recently at 8500 the coin might be on a slab but is Definitely Genuine I've contacted NGC which was told to send back to re Slab as you know theirs one on ebay for $1,000,000 dollars which I think its a Ridiculous price since there are at least 7 that I know of though thats not many which should command a reasonable price at around the 10,000 to 15,000 range. yea I agree it should be on a Certified Holder but its not at the moment I bought that knowing I know what I sold years ago, and I do have another thats graded
https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/.../NGCDetails/

Antonio, why did you crack it out of the slab?

I bought this coin back from my client who broke it out of slab beacuse it was damaged badly cracked from shipping out of country, I did not crack it Client did I have talked with NGC to reslab will have to submit it we'll see what they say its still in good condition when I purchased it years ago as an XF I also tucked away a PCGS Certified one.

To be continued....

the 1942 cent Struck on Brass came back as struck on Brass 10c Ecuador Planchet, have it listed on ebay now though I dont believe its cleaned now it has toned back nicely

There are numerous overweight (3.3 - 3.5g) 1941 cents with an excessive amount of tin and zinc in the alloy. I have three in my collection and have owned others. The most prosaic explanation is that the planchets are derived from rolled-thick strip with a reduced copper fraction. A rolled-thick, improper alloy mix error, if you will. I have to assume that the smaller number of 1942 cent with these characteristics stem from the same cause. I picked all of mine up for $50 or less. So, $45,000 is a bit rich. The 1942 Ecuador 10 centavos is supposed to weigh 3 grams, so it isn't a great match.