| Author |
 Replies: 18 / Views: 860 |
|
New Member
Chile
42 Posts |
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
17713 Posts |
 to the CCF, moneymoai! You do mean bronze instead of brass, correct? As for grade, I'll say VF- details.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
|
|
New Member
 Chile
42 Posts |
Quote:to the CCF, moneymoai! You do mean bronze instead of brass, correct? Thanks! Nope, it's a wrong planchet error.
|
|
Moderator
United States
32903 Posts |
@mon, since it seems like the intention of your thread is to get opinions on the grade, I'm going to move this thread over to the correct subforum.
"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
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3535 Posts |
Quote:
Thanks! Nope, it's a wrong planchet error. OK. Would like to see some/any proof of that.
|
|
New Member
Chile
42 Posts |
Quote:
OK. Would like to see some/any proof of that. Purportedly. I got it from Hyatt Coins. https://www.ebay.com/itm/145548586936100% positive feedback and been around since 1959, so if they lied to me.... But yes I should send it in for authentication.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3535 Posts |
Thanks for posting that @moneym. It looks like the seller was being a little deceptive with this listing, by using Brass in the description but referring to the "color" of the coin and not the metal composition. I posted an auction result for a 1942 Lincoln Cent struck on a brass planchet for your reference. https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...-45-anacs-ohI would do some research on your coin before having it graded by a TPG company. Weight. Metallurgy Testing to see what metals it has in it. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
57523 Posts |
As for the grade, I'll say VF.
Errers and Varietys.
|
|
New Member
Chile
42 Posts |
Quote:I would do some research on your coin before having it graded by a TPG company. Weight. Metallurgy Testing to see what metals it has in it. At the very least it's a thick planchet, weighs in at 3.3g
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17713 Posts |
As Tacc suggested, take your coin to the LCS or a pawn shop and have them test it with their XRF. Even if they charge $20 that's still cheaper than having it come back from a TPG in a body bag. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10888 Posts |
Bronze cents (normal composition) were 95% copper and 5% tin & zinc. Brass cents (1944, '45 & '46) were 95% copper and 5% zinc. Both weighed 3.11 grams nominal with essentially identical specific gravity. Brass and bronze are nearly identical alloys.
I doubt any test would be conclusive re a '42 missing tin because it was such a small percentage of the total weight. i.e. Tin doesn't show up on an xrf wouldn't mean much if anything. Max spec weight was 3.24 grams from the mint so 3.30 grams is a touch high but would add no value.
|
|
New Member
Chile
42 Posts |
Quote:
I doubt any test would be conclusive re a '42 missing tin because it was such a small percentage of the total weight. i.e. Tin doesn't show up on an xrf wouldn't mean much if anything. Well somehow it's possible to differentiate between 10 centavos planchets and regular planchets.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10888 Posts |
If the metallic content is significantly different the you should get valid results. My example wasn't the best because I was comparing shell-case brass cents to bronze cents. They are essentially identical but an off metal alloy in 1942 wouldn't have been shell-case brass. Another question is why an experienced ebay coin seller (who also operates a brick & mortar coin shop) would claim their Wheat cent was struck on a rare off-metal planchet and then sell it for $7? If they really thought it was something special they would have followed up on it themselves. It seems they had a Wheat cent worth 5 cents and hoped to get $7 plus shipping for it. Just my 2 cents. You never know where lightning will strike. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17713 Posts |
From the listing: Quote:
Brass RARE Light Color It seems they were fudging by saying it has a light color, not that it was necessarily made of brass. But it certainly is misleading. Also, in the description: Quote:
Composition Copper Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
Edited by Hondo Boguss
02/07/2025 12:16 am
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
19631 Posts |
Looks like a normal, circulated Wheat cent and worth 5 cents. VF-25 Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
|
|
Valued Member
United States
128 Posts |
I have one of those 1942 brass coins. The picture shows what the brass coin on the left looks like versus the copper coin on the right. The brass coin weighs 3.3 grams and the copper 3.1 grams. Your coin looks VF.  |
| |
Replies: 18 / Views: 860 |
Posted 02/06/2025 1:52 pm
