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enaze New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 08:37 am I found this in one of several Whitman folders that I bought from a friend. it was in the spot for a 1942. it is pretty damaged after looking at it under a 10x I thought it might be a 1943. well it has been sitting in my closet for about a month now I just pulled my coins out tonight and came across it. I showed my wife and asked her opinion. she said it could be either or. then she suggested tracing it. and that's definitely a 3! my question is what do I do to sell it and what might it be worth and whom do I contact. I mean I know its really damaged but it is still a copper 43. it must be worth at least a thousand right? Report this Post to the Staff

bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 08:42 am with that amount of damage I doubt anyone would authenticate it as a 1943, it's probably a 1948 Report this Post to the Staff
enaze New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 08:59 am no the upper half of the three is completly undamaged so you can tell it wasnt an 8. Report this Post to the Staff
hippiebrian Valued Member United States 436 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 09:02 am Before you get too excited, could it be plated? Report this Post to the Staff
enaze New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 09:06 am nope already checked that. and I'm not easily excitabel. I first noticed that it looked like a 1943 over a month ago but awasnt sure so I just set it aside and forgot about it. I came across it again last night while I was digging through my coins to find a couple to sell for christmas money for the kids. goood thing the wife was helping otherwise I might have just thrown it back in the closet! Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 09:14 am Check it with a magnet. If it sticks, sorry. If it doesn't, maybe. By the way, a 1943 copper penny was featured in a rerun of Las Vegas last week. Report this Post to the Staff
enaze New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 09:24 am its not magnetic. Edited by enaze 12/05/2009 11:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
unnkown95 Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 09:26 am maybe ncg or take it to a dealer you trust then send it to ncs Report this Post to the Staff
enaze New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 11:36 am does any one have any thoughts on what could have damaged it like this? thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 7:22 pm If the penny was homeless at one point and lived on the streets it would end up with damage like that. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/05/2009 7:35 pm Check the shape of a real 1943 and see of the bottom of the 3 is lower like the real 1943. A lot of coins have been tampered with to make it appear to be a 1943 Copper U.S. Cent. Report this Post to the Staff
enaze New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 12/07/2009 9:36 pm i am convinced its authentic. it was a whitman album that I bought for 50 cents. so I really dont think its a fake it was in the spot for a 1942. but when I pulled all the coins out of the album and examined it under my 10x loupe I thought there was something odd about the last digit so I compared it to a 1942 I had and a 1943. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 12/08/2009 12:50 am You can't really tell anything from the blurry picture but is is probably a beat up 1942, 1945 or 1948 Can we get a better picture? Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 01/05/2010 1:42 pm Anything ever happen with this? Report this Post to the Staff
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