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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I knew this was going to happen. It is a 1983 copper penny.   This is how I have to show it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've been looking for one of them for a long time...wow its in terrible shape...It still should be worth something...I know not much but something. Have you checked. Its still rare and hard to find.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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No I just found it today. In a way it's kind of awesome.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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CM - happy...and sad for you. I think we've all experienced this to one degree or another, but this has me shaking my head too. Congrats to your dedication - sorry it didn't shake out better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did you weigh it, looks like a zinc rim?
If its copper, I hope you didn't do that.
Edited by Tunnioc
05/30/2015 11:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow!  Amazing find! I figure when I find my 1969-Ss Doubled die it will look just like that. Still a great find, in any condition! |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there are more 1943 coppers extant than 1983's. Unless more have shown up in the last two years, if real this is the third known. As in, it belongs on the front page of Coin Week.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Think your right Dave and they were worth 10's of thousands-you need to weigh that if you really think it is one
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Still a great find, in any condition!  And Dave's right - I'm kind of surprised at most of the ho-hum responses in here. If it's real IT'S A 1983 COPPER CENT O MG! Um, newspaper headlines, front page articles, thousands of dollars.. any of these things sound like fun? Looking hard at the reverse, I don't see any zinc. Please do weigh it and let us know  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You did weigh it didn't you?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah man. This could be the find of the year. All I can say is WOW. Just wow. Congrats on the thousands of dollars of a find.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3644 Posts |
Guess he fell asleep but he needs to weigh it-I sure hope for him he found one but the damage alone on both sides seems suspect in itself
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Guess he fell asleep but he needs to weigh it-I sure hope for him he found one but the damage alone on both sides seems suspect in itself Would you be sleeping if you found one? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No! Lol but if it did come back the proper weight I still wouldn't get too excited for fear of a major letdown-if the weights legit then the real test begins
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Pillar of the Community
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I could not sleep! My heart would be bouncing off the walls.
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Posted 05/30/2015 10:56 pm
