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New Member
Estonia
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[moved from ID section]Hello!I would like to know, if this coin could be the USA Lincoln 1943 copper 1 cent. Its not magnetic, weight is almost 3,01 grams(i dont have so accurate scale to tell you exact weight) Thank you!  
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Moderator
 United States
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 That would be a very expensive coin if it were a 1943-D.  Can you post a close-up of the date area? David |
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New Member
 Estonia
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I cant zoom the picture.Maybe this will help  |
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New Member
Estonia
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Bigger picture.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3592 Posts |
Has the look of a struck counterfeit IMO
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have to say I got a little excited there a little bit even though I do not like this series at all. I am not good enough with this series to comment on if this is a fake or an original but just the fact it is a copper 1943 Cent makes it suspect for being a counterfeit and authenticity is a must on this coin. If it were mine I would ask for more comments and I am going to move this to the modern section to get more responses to your question and if you are still not satisfied I would probably send it off to ANACS to see if it was authentic or not because this is one coin that would definitely be worth the price of grading and shipping fee's if its authentic
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the last one sold for over a million. Not much of a chance you got one in MS condition.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My gut tells me it is a 1942 cent where the 2 has been modified into a 3. The 3 just looks really odd but the top curl looks like the top of a 2 to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am certain the date has been tampered with. As soon as I looked at the large picture I could see the 3 was completely wrong. Compare it side-by-side with a steel 1943 and the difference is obvious.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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LOL! Definately a 42 modified into a 43 by some means. The 3 doesn't look right at all.
Welcome to CC!
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New Member
Estonia
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New Member
Estonia
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I have one question more.How can you make 3 out of 2.I know that they make 3 out of 8 but this not looks eighter of them.
Sry for my bad language.
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Valued Member
United States
200 Posts |
Well, one way of several, is to either take out the raised metal of the bottom horizontal line of the 2 and add metal for the bottom loop of the 3 by some method {I've heard copper wire being carefully soldered or brazed on}, or push the line into a curve to form the bottom loop of the 3.
There's more to these two methods, but that's the gist.
Now, looking at the coin you show, the 3 could have been removed from another coin, and sort of replace the 2. I see a transplanted 3 more than I do a 2. I don't know how it's done, but it is done.
Edited by Tam
07/26/2011 11:41 am
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New Member
Estonia
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Valued Member
United States
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that 3 looks totally strange, seems like a forgery
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Posted 07/26/2011 06:29 am
