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New Member
United States
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Hello Coin Community, I need some help. Does this coin look real? The seller says it's a 1943 copper penny. It doesn't stick to a magnet and it weighs 3.11 on the scale. The seller is not sure if the coin is real. Their starting price is $500. They're also not accepting any returns. Should I take the risk? Why isn't there a letter under the date as well? Thank you so much. *** Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. Titles are important! ***  Edited by starnote
08/11/2017 9:25 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Looks like a 1948 cent that was altered. The bottom of the '3' doesn't look correct"   Edited by coop
08/11/2017 9:18 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2189 Posts |
Edited by jasper62
08/11/2017 8:58 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
It is fake. The date style is wrong.
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New Member
 United States
29 Posts |
No it's not the same coin.
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote:
Should I take the risk? I wouldn't. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
Canada
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looks like some did a good job on a 1948 cent
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
I'd pass on it. There's no mint mark because it was made in Philadelphia. $500 is way too much to spend on a coin that the seller won't even say is genuine. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 ,the 3 doesn't look right . Do your self a favor and stay away from any raw 1943 cent that the seller claims to be copper .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12477 Posts |
with the others on the date style and not taking the risk. Coop's comparison shows a clear difference in the last digits. 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
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Don't buy this from the seller. It fake and it's been altered to look like the real Copper one. This seller is full of it and he doesn't know what he's talking about. Stay away from this seller. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Oh Please - there were only supposedly like 14 of these and they go for hundreds of thousands of dollars. You can buy one at (Not Allowed) for 3.99!! Doesn't that tell you something?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Would you buy Atlantic ocean beachfront property in Colorado if someone was trying to sell it?  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Oh, to sit on the mountain with the ocean at my feet. I would like 59 yards, please.
As with your other thread on the same subject, it's a big fat NO to your question.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it is a cast counterfeit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If all the 1943 copper pennies I've found on ebay were real, I would have a hundred of them. Which doesn't seem accurate. |
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Posted 08/11/2017 8:57 pm
