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Is the THE 1943 D copper penny?

noam46noam46 Posts: 5
edited December 26, 2024 12:19PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I uploaded the video to YouTube To show what I have
https://youtube.com/shorts/pzXLSebxTjc?feature=share

Does not stick to magnet Like a steel penny
And weighs 3.08

I was told it was found in a coin jar, I took the risk knowing high probability of fake.

Will take it to NGC, However, I would love some opinions here before I spend more money on it.
Thanks



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  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can’t tell much from the video. Just posting a still picture of the whole coin on both sides would be much easier to see the coin. The magnification and the movement in the video aren’t really useful.

    Mr_Spud

  • renomedphysrenomedphys Posts: 3,676 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forums!

    Chances are it’s a fake but watching your video made me feel a bit too motion sick to work through it piece by piece. Maybe just post a single high quality photo of both sides?

  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can see at least 3 different signs that make me call it a modern Chinese counterfeit.

  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 3,303 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fake.

  • noam46noam46 Posts: 5
    edited December 26, 2024 12:21PM

    @jonathanb said:
    I can see at least 3 different signs that make me call it a modern Chinese counterfeit.

    I’d love to know more. What makes you say that, what are those signs ?
    Thanks

  • @renomedphys said:
    Welcome to the forums!

    Chances are it’s a fake but watching your video made me feel a bit too motion sick to work through it piece by piece. Maybe just post a single high quality photo of both sides?

    lol sorry about that.
    And thanks for checking
    Added a few images

  • goodmoney4badmoneygoodmoney4badmoney Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a counterfeit to me.

  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 3,303 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @noam46 Your coin is unquestionably fake. File an SNAD claim on eBay ASAP so that you can get your money back. State that the coin is a counterfeit as the reason for the return.

    Original listing of OP coin on eBay:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/116426456298




  • @goodmoney4badmoney said:
    Looks like a counterfeit to me.

    Can you help me learn what you looked at to learn this ?

  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 3,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 26, 2024 12:33PM

    @noam46 said:

    @jonathanb said:
    I can see at least 3 different signs that make me call it a modern Chinese counterfeit.

    I’d love to know more. What makes you say that, what are those signs ?
    Thanks

    One sign is that the coin has the classic missing detail without being worn look of a counterfeit, especially on the reverse. The poorly defined and uneven rims are another sign. The purchase price that you paid for it on eBay is another sign. That is was sold uncertified is another sign.

  • @IkesT said:
    @noam46 Your coin is unquestionably fake. File an SNAD claim on eBay ASAP so that you can get your money back. State that the coin is a counterfeit as the reason for the return.

    Original listing of OP coin on eBay:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/116426456298




    Thanks for the advice
    Can you please tell me what you looked at to learn this ?

  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 3,303 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @noam46 said:

    @IkesT said:
    @noam46 Your coin is unquestionably fake. File an SNAD claim on eBay ASAP so that you can get your money back. State that the coin is a counterfeit as the reason for the return.

    Original listing of OP coin on eBay:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/116426456298




    Thanks for the advice
    Can you please tell me what you looked at to learn this ?

    See my comment from 12:32PM.

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,219 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One look at that photo, and there is only one conclusion, BAD.

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  • CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good comments from @IkesT (& others).
    And this: if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

    “The thrill of the hunt never gets old”

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,780 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bad to the bone.

  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @noam46 said:

    @jonathanb said:
    I can see at least 3 different signs that make me call it a modern Chinese counterfeit.

    I’d love to know more. What makes you say that, what are those signs ?
    Thanks

    It is considered poor form to tell counterfeiters how to make products that are more misleading.

  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,457 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I realize others have told you, but this is absolutely and obviously a counterfeit and it has all the hallmarks of a modern counterfeit just off the dies and perhaps from Asia.

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  • MarkKelleyMarkKelley Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Do you see what appears to be a die chip on the left wheat ear? This is a classic diagnostic reverse that is used on counterfeits of many different dates.

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