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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This guy is selling a binder odd 1909 to 1958 cents so I asked for a pic of the first few pages so he sent them and to my surprise when I looked at the 4th page this was staring at me I know it's a long shot but I will be going on the morning after work to check out the 1943 S of its magnetic if the 3 is correct not a modified 8 if the S looks right and for a strong strike and the weight. Anything else I should be looking for our at? It has 2 43 s's on both sides of it I know it's a long shot I cropped the pic to the two top rows they are blurry but can see the dates on the flips  Edited by Mrzllewellyn
10/19/2017 7:57 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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They have made thousands, if not millions of fake 1943 "copper" cents, so I agree with you that it is a super loooong shot for it to be genuine.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It's a long shot but you never know. It sounds like you know what to look for.
It could have been plated decades ago so if you have the time to read up on how to spot that...it might help.
Bring a scale and know the weight of an empty 2X2 with three staples.
Good luck.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Assume your referring to the 43-S being a copper cent , It's highly unlikely ,but go ahead and check it out .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I would bring a magnet, loupe and scale. As Buddy suggested, bring an empty 2x2 with three staples so you can tare your scale for the coin weight only. Maybe gloves too, if they will allow you to remove it from the old 2x2 for inspection. Good luck!  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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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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good luck, but I wouldn't put your odds at 50/50..
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
More of a 50 in 191,550,000 chance.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
634 Posts |
 Check it out, but don't get your hopes up. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Yeah I'm just looking it caught my eye
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Moderator
United States
188204 Posts |
Interesting. It is possible, just not probable. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1901 Posts |
 Bust stuck right to my magnet |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
So many fakes, so few magnets. Glad you missed buying a bad deal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1901 Posts |
He never even said anything about it I just spotted it in a pic
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Maybe the rest of the coins are worth it if the price is right . Don't give up the ship just yet .  |
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United States
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Bust stuck right to my magnet Oh well, it was expected. On to the next adventure.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is bad. I had no idea. Could someone inform the rest of us what war time pennies to look for! I'm not a penny/cent guy, So I would appreciate the info.
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