1943 D Steel Coin - I Bought 50 Years Ago - Page 2

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John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/30/2023 12:49 pm Quote: I pulled it back out of the package and looked at the edge. Yes it is shiny, so there's my answer. Still, I bought it for 75 cents when I was twelve and it's still in the original package with my mom's handwriting. "Bought in '72' ". So yes, it will always be valuable to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 06/30/2023 1:45 pm Quote: Still, I bought it for 75 cents when I was twelve and it's still in the original package with my mom's handwriting. "Bought in '72' ". So yes, it will always be valuable to me. The sentimental value more than makes up for it! That is a keeper! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
MajorPatW Valued Member United States 100 Posts	Posted 06/30/2023 1:50 pm Yep, and it helped me learn a bunch of new stuff. Priceless. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94636 Posts	Posted 06/30/2023 9:20 pm I have a few coins that most people would not touch with a 10 foot pole and just call them culls, but to me they are priceless, so I know how you feel about this cent . Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19108 Posts	Posted 06/30/2023 9:21 pm Hang onto it! Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 06/30/2023 9:56 pm Didn't read all the previous posts but it looks to have been re-plated which removes all the numismatic value. Also, "proof" is a specific type of strike used by the mint - it's not a description of condition. The words you're looking for are "mint state" which implies the highest grading tier for business strike coins - which this is. It's AMAZING you managed to keep this coin for that long! I think I lost every single coin I acquired when I was a kid some 50 years ago. Label it and keep it for your heirs to find! I'm sure they'll enjoy it! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
MajorPatW Valued Member United States 100 Posts	Posted 07/01/2023 11:47 am Yes, the coin has a lot of sentimental value, and I wouldn't sel it. It was just a starting place for me to jump into this forum with a coin I could speak too. I've managed to keep a bunch of old coins in a little case I've moved from place to place for half a century. LOL. Now I finally have the time and place to go back through them and relive the memories.. I Do have a mint state 1968 D Roosevelt dime I'm looking at sending to PCGS. It's from 1968 and still in a flip. I'll share that in another thread though. Thanks everyone. Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3634 Posts	Posted 07/01/2023 6:45 pm The sentimental value of something like that is priceless. I remember as a kid buying a plated steel cent at a store in a mall probably around 1969 or 1970. I thought it looked so nice, and it was my first steel cent. Only later did I learn about the common practice of plating these, but it was still a neat acquisition at the time. I still had it in my possession when I lost my original collection in a home burglary in the late 1980's... Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Report this Post to the Staff
Maine Member Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 07/02/2023 6:36 pm Agree with Hokiefan. I bought for about 5 bucks a set of PDS of these. They looked cool. Hold on to them or turn them over to a young numismatist. Report this Post to the Staff
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