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Quote: Clean it, abrasively. Then see if it's real.Nahhhh, get a screwdriver and scratch it, that way, you know its copper and not steel 
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My answer is based on viewing this question from a different angle... Interesting point-of-view, Bilbo. That just might have altered my decision.  |
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If I found one?
NOOB! I've got a whole drawer full of em!
/ would most definitely sell it
// would then squander proceeds on booze and slot machines
/// just kidding
//// maybe...
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09/23/2008 9:58 pm
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Unless you're collecting 43 copper cents, sell it and buy something you collect.
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That's what I thought at first biggfredd, what the hell, I'll sell it. Then I went,  , wait a minute, why not just hold and sell it to the highest bidder at Heritage. I don't care how crappy the economy gets, there is always someone where money is no object that would love to buy this coin. But I definitely see your point. I don't collect 1943 copper cents. This would not fit into a Lincoln set anyway. It's an off metal error. Unless of course you would like all the varieties and errors to compliment your set ie. this coin, 55 DDO etc. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Exactly biggfredd, I assume this is a rare coin in the US? My thoughts are the same, if you don't collect that type of coin, sell it and let someone who would really appreciate it have it.
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Actually, I'd say punching a hole in it with a square nail would probably be a better way to determine authenticity.
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I'd definitely send it to SGS for grading and authentication. They are the best!
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09/23/2008 10:41 pm
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Ask them to 'conserve' it for you, too. Have they started offering that yet?
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You could always nail it to the wall so everyone who visits can see it.
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I'd put it back into circulation. See how long it would take for someone else to find  and more toning!!  |
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Quote: Clean it, abrasively. Then see if it's real.
Nahhhh, get a screwdriver and scratch it, that way, you know its copper and not steel
Neither. Get an arc welders torch and melt the thing so people would stop talking about them all the time.  Being an individual that keeps almost everything, I'd keep the thing. Put it in the slot for the regular 1943 cent in my album. Only if I needed money drastically would I consider selling anything. |
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I assume this is a rare coin in the US? In 1943, to have copper for the war, they made cents out of zinc plated steel. A few were accidentally made on copper blanks, but they were errors, not official releases. Sometimes cents are struck on smaller dime blanks in a similar accident. The idea was a major failure. The steel jammed mechanisms, and the cents were confused with dimes when new. After use, they rusted. The next year they recycled bullet casings. |
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For the $25-50,000(assuming mid to low circulated state) I could get from selling it, I think I would rather pimp out my type set instead of keeping one coin  Something like that would be best sold in a feature auction at a major show |
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Pimping out the type set?  That settles it... I would certify it, hold it for a while (take some pictures of myself with it for the grandkids), and then auction it off! I will also see if MTV has any interest in the "Pimp my Type Set" show that Biokemist and I will pitch them. |
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