Little Help Please On This 1943 Cents

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LCA CCCS Representative Canada 9 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 8:22 pm I need to determine if this is legit or done with counterfeit dies. XRF result: 1943 US penny Cu 94.9% Zn 4.87% Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

nss-52 Moderator United States 54283 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 8:40 pm 1943 copper cents are VERY rare. There are no known double struck 1943 copper cents. Counterfeit double struck coins are common. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 8:42 pm Looks all wrong. The strike is not strong enough. Looks like a Lincoln bust on the obverse, the reverse looks like the motto of an obverse. Run! Report this Post to the Staff
Bate Pillar of the Community United States 1937 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 8:42 pm The "3" has been fixed..look like "8" to me..dd struck more v job.. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 8:55 pm There would be more of a space in there if it was an altered '8'. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 10:25 pm The strike is too weak for it to be legitimate. Looks fake to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 10:37 pm 19 doesn't seem right font, definite faker Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74768 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 11:25 pm The front is very suspicious. The error is legit unfortunately. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/19/2018 11:52 pm I don't believe it is a legitimate coin or error. Even a legit error on a fake coin is worthless. 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
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/20/2018 1:02 pm This is a fake. The die pressure was set for the harder steel composition so when the softer brass planchets were struck the impressions are very sharp and clear. That isn't the case on this coin (and I see nothing wrong with the 3 or the font of the other digits. The 3 is not far from the 4 and the tail of the 3 curves down just like it should.) The off-center strike would have had two layers of planchets there which would have increased the pressure even more, yet the deaits on the second strike are still very weak. That could only mean that they were weak like that in the die. In other words not a US Mint die. Report this Post to the Staff
1796NoPole Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 09/20/2018 4:25 pm Typical-looking Chinese style counterfeit; weak strike, very low relief, artificially aged surfaces. In this particular case, I think this may actually be a novelty fantasy piece; the counterfeiter just seemed to want to make the most implausibly awesome combination of features on a coin he possibly could, and it may not have been meant to fool anyone. I've seen intentional eye-popping errors on rare coin copies from the Gallery Mint, for example. Imagine a real double struck '43 copper! Report this Post to the Staff
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