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JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 7:28 pm Looks to have some rim issues and over polishing by Lincoln nose but looks to be steel and weighs in at 2.9 grams Report this Post to the Staff

jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 7:32 pm Test it with a magnet. Unless you got it from CoinFrog, I bet it's bogus. Report this Post to the Staff
JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 7:38 pm It it magnetic is that good or bad? Report this Post to the Staff
JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 7:38 pm Magnet sucks it up like a sewer in a flood Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 7:39 pm steel is magnetic. Report this Post to the Staff
JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 7:40 pm @jimbucks so what now? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 7:42 pm Plated or counterfeit coins like this can attract a magnet. Correct weight for a genuine steel cent is 2.7g. Edited by Coinfrog 05/15/2019 8:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 7:43 pm Then it is probably a Chinese fake. Post more pics that are higher resolution. Also where did you get it? After that, you will need to let the others reply. Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4404 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 8:50 pm Definitely counterfeit, weak design, date is off. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74279 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 9:13 pm That's one pathetic looking fake. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
aristarchus123 Pillar of the Community United States 1695 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 9:17 pm So, where did you get it? Report this Post to the Staff
JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 9:49 pm And who's missing the teeth after biting that clip on the steel? Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7038 Posts	Posted 05/15/2019 10:08 pm You found it in a sewer after a flood with a magnet..? Report this Post to the Staff
JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/16/2019 12:22 am @greasyfingers fast water flow , net of magnets Report this Post to the Staff
JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/16/2019 08:46 am Found at estate sale in a box of other old pennies. Lot of 43 steels in there as well Report this Post to the Staff
JW3 Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 05/16/2019 09:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
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