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1944 Lincoln Wheat Cent - Funny Money

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Just acquired another several hundred fakes and counterfeits. Lots of the usual stuff but always some surprises. No clue where this one was made or why, maybe game money, but it's wild. Will be doing some primitive camping so might not be easy to reply for a bit but thought I'd fire this one out there before I disappear.

Appears to be copper-ish and weighs 3.22g.

1944 Lincoln Wheat cent - ridiculous counterfeit



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 Posted 05/06/2025  04:35 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add I6609 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
That mite have been a 5 th grade experiment. It looks like someone drew on abs ear. It dose make you wonder how this (coin?) came to be and why cool to see though thanks for sharing.
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Interesting. Possibly the work of a seaman pulling duty in a machine shop on a warship somewhere in the Central Pacific in early '45. If 'stuff' could talk...
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That is indeed a fun coin. I enjoyed reading the several intentional misspellings.

Enjoy your camping trip.
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Thanks for sharing and have a great time .
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Good eye Dearborn, I didn't even see the UF but now that I do.... Liberty is uneven & Abe is apparently a Vulcan, who knew?

Thanks for sharing TB
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Just acquired another several hundred fakes and counterfeits.



It is a ridiculous counterfeit, though. To the point where your suggestion that it might be play money seems reasonable.
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Wow, that's one ridiculous looking fake. Very interesting.
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LOL! A crazy bad example!
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Enjoy your camping trip TB...Are you sure that it's fake
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That's one of the "best" fakes I've ever seen - quite a find, tropicalbats!
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So many things vying for our attention and some are quite humorous.

Maybe this is some of the money the Germans brought ashore in Ponte Vedra Beach (near Jacksonville) in 1942 during WWII.
No wonder they were caught!!
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Maybe this is some of the money the Germans brought ashore in Ponte Vedra Beach (near Jacksonville) in 1942 during WWII.
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