1943 Steel With A Copper Core? - Page 2

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nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3477 Posts	Posted 12/19/2016 11:14 am You're correct, Coop. They still do it the same way. Report this Post to the Staff
sinnedttam74 Valued Member United States 91 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 1:21 pm It weighed 2.7 as a steel penny weighed Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 1:32 pm That is the correct weight for that coin. (I just looked it up) We often think of the copper cents 3.11 grams and the zinc ones 2.5 grams. I hadn't noticed the steel ones were a different weight before. Edited by coop 12/22/2016 2:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sinnedttam74 Valued Member United States 91 Posts	Posted 12/30/2016 03:02 am So what would this copper color be. I know I shouldnt have done this but I wanted to see what would happen when I used an eraser on the copper colored parts and instead of rubbing off on to the eraser like rust would, it started to, I want to say, get brighter, like what happens when you use an eraser on a copper penny. (I know I shouldnt have done it but I was curious) Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/30/2016 03:17 am Like has been mentioned, it is most likely a copper-plated steel penny (a forgery) that has had almost the entire copper plating worn off with only small portions left. The conclusion in that case is that it's worth no more than a standard 1943 steel penny, and maybe less because of the alteration. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
sinnedttam74 Valued Member United States 91 Posts	Posted 01/05/2017 6:25 pm I guess its a good conversation piece: ) Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/05/2017 6:32 pm Interesting thread - learned something new about weights, which I never thought much about before. Report this Post to the Staff
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