Is This Bronze 1943 Lincoln Penny Real?

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CityofKooks Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 08:40 am Hi All, I have this supposedly extremely rare coin. The Bronze variety apparently is very hard to find. Here's mine, looks fine to me and will be sending it for grading but wanted your opinions first. Any indications its a fake? Thanks all * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 09:00 am Looks cast to me.Don't send it in. Weight? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
CityofKooks Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 09:09 am Thanks john1. Cast as in fake? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 09:52 am Yes. It looks porous or maybe just a severe cleaning. Weight would be a big help. 3.11 grams if copper. John1 Edited by John1 05/03/2018 09:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
CityofKooks Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 09:55 am I dont have a scale but it failed the magnet test :( Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 10:11 am Failing the magnet test would mean it was attracted to the magnet. If it did that then it is steel not copper. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 10:15 am If it sticks to a magnet it is a copper plated steel cent. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
CityofKooks Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 10:22 am yes exactly Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10047 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 10:50 am I am just offering the following pics for help. Individually compare the path of each colored line on the pic of the actual steel cent with its counterpart on where it is drawn on yours. Take careful note of the details the line crosses through - particularly the end poins. I note your pic is slightly more angled than the pic of the actual steel cent, so I don't know how much that would affect the outcome. However, some of those lines, like the one in LIBERTY, take pretty different paths. I also agree the porous surface is seen on cast coins I own some I deliberately bought to study. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 11:53 am The weight would really help. Report this Post to the Staff
CityofKooks Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 11:56 am Hmmm... if it sticks to a magnet would the weight make a difference? Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 12:06 pm Great comparisons Earle. Also the fake halo patina is a dead giveaway for Chinese production. They are getting better at it, but this one is their typical "fool the uneducated" (which you are not, since you asked here ). Report this Post to the Staff
CityofKooks Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 12:13 pm Earle that's great info thx so much Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10047 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 12:15 pm Thanks Moxking. The program to do this is so simple, small, easy to access, takes screenshots or screen area shots, and no instructions are needed (though available)...and its free! Its called "Monosnap" I use it on a Mac, but just googled it and its also available for Windows. That entire comparison might have taken 3-4 minutes. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
CityofKooks Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 12:18 pm Wow. Does it matter the angle the 2 photo being compared were originally taken in? Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10047 Posts	Posted 05/03/2018 1:59 pm Quote: I note your pic is slightly more angled than the pic of the actual steel cent, so I don't know how much that would affect the outcome. I don't know for sure how much it might affect it, so I included the above statement in the original post. If you post a perfectly flat pic, then we could all better tell. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 05/03/2018 1:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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