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My grandmother just passed away and I got a bunch of wheat pennies from her and this was in the bunch with them
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Makes sense, I'm sorry for your loss.  As far as the coin goes, I would still try to take clear pictures of both sides and orient them properly on the forums. Odds are it isn't the real deal since, like you said, there is only one known example from Denver. Never know though! |
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Well this was the only penny in about 300 it was just so corroded I couldn't tell anything on it so I can't it's my jewelry guy and he cleaned it for me with nitric acid and that's what came up after I cleaned it but I didn't think it was nothing anyway but when he got it clean and said 1943 D
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Sorry for your loss....the person you took it to for cleaning should've known nitric acid is highly corrosive when applied to copper.
Edited by Jim0815
10/03/2018 12:50 am
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New Member
United States
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Thank you she lived alone get a life until 93 years old so she was ready to go
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New Member
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I'm sorry that last post was wrong again autocorrect I said she lived a good life and died a happy woman she was 93
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New Member
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that was the only thing that would get the coin clean I mean there was tar on it and it just years and years of just whatever what could be on it was on it and that's the only thing that got it clean
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm just seeing all of this and don't see a pic anywhere showing that it is, indeed, a 1943 coin. I thought it looked affected by acid, and that has now been confirmed by OP. Bad move, to say the least.  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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Spruett, turn your phone 1/4 turn left and look at OP's first posting...  I see an eaten eight. Edited by Crazyb0
10/03/2018 02:45 am
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H-m-m. Rare coin is found so dilapidated that die characteristics cannot be studied.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
10/03/2018 12:06 pm
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Do not waste your money trying to get this coin authenticated and graded. You will be sorely disappointed with the results.
However, if you go through with the grading and the coin comes back as a genuine 1943 copper cent, I will be more than happy to eat a well cooked crow pie to atone for me doubting you.
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Late to the party and just getting involved now. As usual Crazyb0 is right again. Quote:
Spruett, turn your phone 1/4 turn left and look at OP's first posting... I see an eaten eight.
That is a 1948 D cent, not a 1943D. If you look at a 1943, the tail of the 3 is below the 4. on a 1948, the bottom is even with the 4. This would make the weight of 2.9g about right when you consider the lost material that has been eaten away    Edited by JimmyD
10/03/2018 3:05 pm
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I agree with JimmyD, it is most likely a 48-d and part of the 8 got corroded that make it like a 3.
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10/03/2018 3:32 pm
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