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Pillar of the Community
United States
737 Posts |
Imagine you're disembarking the boat on the shores of Normandy and German gunfire is raining down on your unit. Suddenly, you're knocked off your feet and you wonder if you've been hit. But then you remember you've been carrying a 1943 Steel Cent in your uniform pocket and you realize that the bullet ricocheted off the coin and dropped harmlessly onto the sandy beach... Anyway, that's probably what happened to the coin offered in the eBay auction titled " Lucky WWII 1943 Steel Penny Dented by Bullet - Estate Find." https://www.ebay.com/itm/294471010309 |
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Valued Member
United States
181 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17765 Posts |
Yes , there's no other possible explanation for this bent 43 penny . Has to be it was struck by an enemy bullet , mortar, hand Granade, or 50 cal. machine gun shell . Hmm, I wonder if the guy survived after all ? 
In Memory of Butch L.
and Jim U. rest in peace .
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Valued Member
United States
89 Posts |
At least they're asking only $10 and not $10K
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Valued Member
United States
66 Posts |
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Hmm, I wonder if the guy survived after all ? That is critical information for determining the value of this coin. Could be like the short story The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs.
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Valued Member
United States
295 Posts |
Get out your .22 mag and some of your steel cents, and you'll get similar results. It's just PMD |
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Valued Member
United States
181 Posts |
No, thats quite a bend. I think it was hit by a Tomahawk missile.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10407 Posts |
How would the auction house authentic something like that? I could have been shot by anybody at any time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
737 Posts |
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How would the auction house authentic something like that? It could have been shot by anybody at any time. The seller admits it is of "unknown origin." In the item description: "Whirlruss Bargains has this estate find WWII 1943 steel penny dented by bullet - Possibly saved a life? - Interesting with unknown origin." 
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Valued Member
Indonesia
96 Posts |
At least the coins have story to tell  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
19851 Posts |
Needs some verifiable corroborative evidence that this coin has sustained the damage it has, by the method that the seller alleges.
Would not fit nicely into a 2x2
I would grade it in somewhat less than in uncirculated condition.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8955 Posts |
Probably a casualty from the late 1940s--bored student in high school woodshop pummels cent.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20716 Posts |
Ball peen hammer hit
just carl
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Valued Member
United States
437 Posts |
must be the perfect rip off coin for Memorial day.
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Posted 05/27/2022 1:25 pm
