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 I'm almost sure it's plated. But sure looks nice.
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Just hold it to a magnet....
Intresting thing I was just reading how " demagnatize steel " requires a electrical machine that alters the magnetic field of steel
I wonder if a copper plated demagnatized steel coin would fool anyone
Edited by coppertop5150
02/13/2011 01:37 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Look at the edges. If they are shiny it is plated.
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Valued Member
United States
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It sure would be nice if this coin was real! You'd be a millionaire.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Coppertop, I think what you were reading about is something we run into in a machine shop. When you use a magnetic chuck to grind parts you can transfer some of the magnetism from the chuck into the steel part you are grinding. The part then acts like a weak magnet and attracts other steel parts to it. A demagnetiser removes this magnetism so it does not stick to other steel parts. But the part itself will still always stick to a magnet. The magnetism only affects it's attraction to non magnetized steel parts.
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United States
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Wasn't the last copper 43 found was discovered by a paperboy in his change? Anyone hear this tale or is it "urban legend" Bob
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It sure would be nice if this coin was real! You'd be a millionaire.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Either the color is off on my computer screen ...or
This just looks like a re-plated zinc cent.
What did I miss .. how did it jump to a 1943 copper.
Which is sort of funny .. at the local coin shop a customer said he was going
to bring one in this week.... I told him not to get his hopes up
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Bob...there is a story in the Coin World January 2011...a man that has all three 1943 copper cents! P-D and S mints. Very cool story.  |
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copper 43 is worth around 1.7 million
With all the press, the 1943 Copper (bronze) Pennies received, counterfeits abounded. There were copper-plated "steelies," and 1948 and 1949 pennies that were retooled into 43s by the thousands, and for almost every one of the counterfeit coins made, there was a dupe. Out of the estimated 40 bronze 1943 one-cent pieces made, there are only about 12 known to exist. That doesn't mean the other estimated 28 do not exist. Who knows? There may be another four or five yet to be found. How do you know for sure if you have a real 1943 Copper? Here are 5 steps to authentication:
1 -- The coin will not stick to a magnet.
2 -- The weight of the coin is 48 grains or 3.11 grams.
3 -- The "3" in 1943 has the same long tail as the "steelies."
4 -- The quality of the strike is exceptionally sharp especially around the rim because the bronze coin was struck with the same higher pressure as the steel pennies.
5 -- Have the coin authenticated by and independent grading service
A penny minted from the wrong metal in World War II has been sold for $1.7 million, said Laura Sperber of Legend Numismatics in Lincroft, who arranged the sale. Virtually all United States cents minted in 1943 were struck in steel rather than copper alloy, and are worth only a few cents each today, but a few coins were mistakenly made from bronze blanks left over in mint machinery. The coin was unknown to the collectors until 1979.
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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What did I miss .. how did it jump to a 1943 copper It's not you...coppertop5150 jumped to conclusions and the thread followed  Edited by Maineman750
02/13/2011 8:29 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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dern I wouldnt even of guessed it was copper colored, not sure how everyone else sees that. it looks like a replated zinc cent that is the correct color to me in the pictures. Can someone show me what makes them think this is a copper color 43 Cent?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I am wondering ... if all members here know that sometime....
1943 zinc coated/steel cents are re-plated/coated, in I think zinc.
To make them look like a better grade 1943 zinc/steel cent.
So when you hear about a re-plated 1943, it in most cases is not
talking about making them look copper.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bryan I dont think it is-- it looks funny though
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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I tried posting this reply earlier. It's a shiny 1943 steel cent. It's plated I think...not with copper. I see all kinds of small bubbles with the scope. Just my first shot with a new camera. Didn't think it woul cause a fuss!
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Umm, this is VERY obviously a plated coin. It's ugly as a...well, it's plated - absolutely no question about it.
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