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alviah New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 2:58 pm Please forgive me if I am in the wrong forum, I am new to this. My brother found a 1943 copper penny, we presume it anyways, and he has taken it to 2 different places. One was a jeweler who also is a collector and the other one was a coin shop. He has gotten 2 different answer's so I thought I would try and find out more from some of you. The penny is definitely copper, no magnet sticks to it, but the coin shop said he couldn't verify it because of it's weight. This would be such a blessing for him but I'm not going to get my hopes up. Thanks in advance... Edited by alviah 07/15/2013 9:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff

reupman Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 3:29 pm the 3 was a 2 sorry Report this Post to the Staff
alviah New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 3:39 pm Really? We really thought he had something! My brother loves metal detecting and he dug this up around an old house that's about ready to fall down. He didn't get through circulation, he had actually dug it up so we thought it might be the real thing. Well, thank you, now to tell him! Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 4:18 pm Hold on. This is interesting. The " liberty" is questionable to me with the, IBE. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 4:56 pm to CCF. Here is a link to a real copper 1943 http://www.lincolncentresource.com/...erCents.html Yours looks like the 3 is fake but I am no pro so hang on to it for now and do more research. Put it in a 2x2 holder to protect it. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
slowaltima Valued Member United States 203 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 4:56 pm I see what looks like doubling on the IBER. The 3 looks questionable though. It does look like it could be a modified 2. Report this Post to the Staff
alviah New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 5:20 pm Thank you all. I guess we will try and get another opinion. The coin shop said that they couldn't verify if the date had been altered or not and that it was very rare for a 1943 to have been double struck. They were more concerned about the weight. Report this Post to the Staff
FadeToBlack Pillar of the Community 1751 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 7:20 pm Your best bet is to try to find out which '43 DDO matches up with that doubling on LIBERTY. A counterfeiter is probably not going to reproduce a minor variety like that. Good luck! Report this Post to the Staff
LincolnGuy Pillar of the Community 917 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 7:53 pm Quote: the coin shop said he couldn't verify it because of it's weight What did it weigh? Report this Post to the Staff
alviah New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 8:08 pm The coin dealer said it should weigh 3.11g but it weighed 3.9 Report this Post to the Staff
FadeToBlack Pillar of the Community 1751 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 8:16 pm Wow 3.9 is way way over. No chance it's a copper planchet. Could be struck on a foreign planchet, you'll want to look into what other planchets went through the mint in '43 and see if anything matches up. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 8:23 pm If the scale is accurate, that's way off. There's something iffy about it--we should see pictures of the whole coin, obverse and reverse. Edited by DVCollector 07/15/2013 8:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
alviah New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 8:45 pm I have more pics but not sure how to put them on here. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 10:52 pm I've taken the date from a certified 1943 bronze cent and put it against the OP's coin. It looks to me the "3" in the date is a different shape. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 11:07 pm In my opinion, this is a fabricated counterfeit. Note the double rim and the weakness of the devices (especially around the wheat stalks and LIBERTY). This coupled with a weight of almost 4 grams and how the date is formed makes it nearly impossible to be genuine. My condolences. :-( On the "brighter side," it is a nice counterfeit. :-) Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5822 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 11:12 pm I noticed the 4 on the date has a serif tail that's not there on the questionable coin, the other fonts I notice in the reverse "UNITED STATE" seem to be rather crude, the 2 S's in STATE don't match up against the one shown Lincoln Cent Resource site. Report this Post to the Staff
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