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Valued Member
United States
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My pap passed away and we found a large collection of coins which we did not know he had. I just started looking through it and noticed a penny with a "rare" label on it. It's a 1943 copper penny in great condition. The collection supposedly was started by his father so some of the coins have been stored for over 50+ years. I've been collecting for years but never had much interest in Lincoln cents so I don't know much about them. How can I tell if this is a real 1943 copper Lincoln Cent and not a good fake? Thanks for your help! |
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Moderator
 United States
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If it sticks to a magnet it is a copper plated steel cent. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3171 Posts |
Check if it's attracted to a magnet or not.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There are a lot of fakes of the 1943 copper cent. Post a picture if it does not stick to a magnet.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey Flook, post a pic anyway. We love to see what various counterfeits look like.
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United States
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I'd advocate for you posting the weight of this piece too @flook. Thx!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Weight , photos of both sides and magnet .  |
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Forum Dad
United States
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99.9% are fake, don't get your hopes up.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 I'm surprised there are any steel 43's left with the number that have been plated over the years  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19935 Posts |
One of the top most faked coins, it must pass all the diagnostics or it's a fake.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hope to see some photos.....  , good luck |
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Valued Member
 United States
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I will get some pictures and weigh it tomorrow and post everything. Thanks for the ideas. Hope to get some answers and if it seems to check out I will ship it off to NGC to get verified and graded.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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United States
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Flook, Use PCGS if you plan on selling it,they bring in more retail value. But post weight,photos and do the magnet test first. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Also, I don't mean to be picky, you might want to word your titles better. I sure I am not alone thinking this thread was *about* "large pennies" which we would all love to find!  |
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and still waiting on those pics and weight John1 |
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Posted 11/03/2019 1:29 pm
