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Edited by rynegold
01/13/2016 3:54 pm
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Check it with a magnet. Copper plated steels cents are almost as common as reprocessed steel cents.
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Pillar of the Community
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A 1943 "steel" cent weighs 2.7 grams and a copper wheatie is 3.11 grams.
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non-magnetic... but not 3.11 grams.
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Pillar of the Community
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The mint mark position looks slightly more angled than the mint mark on the one & only 1943-d cent that sold for 1.7 million. Odds are not good that it is real while odds that it is a Chinese copy are excellent.
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Well that's my point: how often do you see copies of this in COPPER? Chinese or otherwise? I see a ton of coins and this is my first copper 43 fake. For what they're worth, I would imagine they are faked a lot.
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So if its at 2.93 grams instead of 3.11 grams does that mean its fake? Or does it just mean its worn?
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Pillar of the Community
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Going off weight alone, it could mean either fake or worn copper. Several little things point to it being fake (in my humble opinion), but I'll hold judgment until the experts weigh in (pun intended).
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks like an older cast fake.
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Mitch posted it for me, new to the forum. I really appreciate every ones thoughts. What are the several little things that point it out as a fake to you batboy? Its the first one I have ever found and if I am able to identify a fake from the real deal then it could save me some time.
Thanks in advance.
Allen
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Bedrock of the Community
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Chinese garbage..  |
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The mint mark as Jim pointed out. The surface graininess suggests it was cast. The weight. The word "liberty" didn't look right when I compared it to a couple of my Lincolns. The fact that it is highly unlikely to be a real copper 1943. Etc.
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The two probably most commonly used faking procedures are the cladding of steel pennies with copper, if it's not magnetic then you may want to send it off to make sure it isn't a 1948 that's had part of the 8 filed down to appear as a 3. Hope this helps!
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It does CrusaderVW. To me and of course since its my penny I am and you would too lean to the hopeful side of it being real. I understand all the reasons pointed out and concur with every ones thoughts, but just because it looks bad doesn't mean its fake.
So I will send it in and keep my fingers crossed..LOL
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Think I read somewhere that a real copper 1943 sold at auction (maybe in 2010) for 1.7 million or something like that.
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Posted 01/13/2016 3:56 pm
