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The damage and wear would fit what one might expect a new genuine example. The damage might lead it to being overlooked in big lots of wheat cents.
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United States
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Wow..lucky kid. I think it is real, who would fake such a damaged coin?
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... who would fake such a damaged coin? Someone who thinks that we think that no one would ever fake such a damaged coin. But in the end, I am always optimistic.  |
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Looks like two completely different coins from the photos.
At least they could taken a closer picture, but what a find of the decade if its genuine.
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I think one photo is actually a scan. That's why the color is way off. Otherwise, it looks like the same coin.
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I was just re-reading the "1955/55 find" thread - such an amazing discovery. Than stumbling upon the 1943 story... Last time I read a post on facebook randomly about someone finding an 1859 Indian head - the next roll I found my 1890...
I grabbed CWR pennies while dumping halves today... maybe I'll find a 1974 Aluminum!!
Actually love the story - too bad the kid isn't a CCF member - we'd have heard about it minutes after it was found....
I hope everyone that reads this goes out and grabs some rolls to go through - sometimes it can get monotonous when you don't find anything of value. So may this story be your inspiration to shrug off the burnout and snatch some history!
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It needs to be sent to ANACS. Lot of PMD there. The PMD could be a mask to cover up an altered coin. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Can't see the coin in the top photo, but the bottom one is fake. The 3 in the date is the wrong type. A genuine 1943 cent would have the bottom of the 3 hanging down. Here is a photo of a genuine 1943 copper cent. Look at it and then look at the last 3 in the newspaper photo. http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...o=5491#Photo |
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Good catch coppernickeldaddy! Probably a 48 altered cent?
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I was thinking a 13, 23, or 33 with a damaged third digit. I posted a comment on the newspaper's comment page.
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I personally have (got in a roll of cull wheats from another collector) a lovely 1945 (probably) cent with damaged last digit... the digit is incredibly damaged - in such an exact way that for someone who didn't know about the steel cents (or what their last digit looks like) the obvious guess for the date would've been 1943. (My "educated" guess isn't, because, even besides the copper thing, the digit shape is nothing like a real '43.) I wonder if I could ever sell it for a large sum of money (all I need is a vague enough description... something like "copper Lincoln Wheat cent, probably 1943"). |
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@ January1may - That may be true of sub $100 coins that may "pass" as something else, but something like this wouldn't be a "fuzzy-pic" ebay score - than again.... haha... try it! Again, as long as your auction description is truthful - more power to ya! |
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Quote:The PMD could be a mask to cover up an altered coin. I agree. |
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I agree as well. I have a supposed Roman Galba denarius that looks like it was used for dart-catching -- the faker was trying to cover up the fact that it was a cast copy. After I looked closely I saw it for what it was, but the dealer made me an offer that was re-e-eal cheap or I wouldn't have even considered it. At the moment it holds a place in my fakes and forgeries collection as a "what to watch out for"; a good study piece.
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Don't forget that kids love fakes. They can be a very valuable educational tool. "Here kids, this is what a Fugio cent felt like!".
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Posted 09/21/2012 10:17 am
