awesome find

gene2393

i went to a gas station this evening and i looked in the give a penny dish and found a 1943 d lincoln steel wheat cent.

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30AnvZ28

damn... thats strange. must have been put there on purpose

gene2393

idk i had to take a second look at it. maybe someone just through it in there not knowing.

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CoinOnTheCob

I thought about doing stuff like that; planting them in coin trays. I have over 700 steel pennies and I hardly ever look at them.

gene2393

would you be interested in selling your steel pennies?

gene2393

CoinOnTheCob

What would you do with 750 steel pennies?

lordmarcovan

I got one from the penny dish in a convenience store, once, and MINE was a 1943-S, so nyah nyah.

It was all rusty crusty and hideous, though.

No doubt that's how mine ended up in the "take a penny" dish.

Twice I've gotten steelies in change, but both times they were dark and ugly, so I guess somebody mistook them for nasty modern zincs.

gene2393

i went through some penny rools from the bank aobut a year ago and i found 2 steel pennies in one roll. one of the steel pannies had some sort of ink or polish on the odbverse that made it hard to tell what it was, but the reverse was mos likely in ms-60 form, it looked like it was made yesterday.the other one was worn but it had all the original designs and the rim was gone. but they were both real good finds.

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gene2393

i would add them to my collection and probably plae them in cards and maybe if i find some good ones send them off to be graded.

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CoinOnTheCob

I'll think about it. I'm a hoarder. I've never sold a single coin. They usually go into my collection and stay there.

gene2393

alright well when ever you decide what it is you will decide. just write me an email at hot_rod_2004525@hotmail.com
well i will like to hear from you but until next time.

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AgileMJOLNIR

Me and Cladiator hunted an old school once and before we left we planted a vile of about 30 wheaties for some other detectorist to find and get his jollys off of...I am sooooo naughtyyyyyyyyy...lol

CoinOnTheCob

<< Me and Cladiator hunted an old school once and before we left we planted a vile of about 30 wheaties for some other detectorist to find and get his jollys off of...I am sooooo naughtyyyyyyyyy...lol >>

Agile, that’s better than burying metal objects that say, “Get A Life.” I heard a comedian say that he liked to do that.

grime5

where did you hide those wheats at. i need to look there maybe i can find one. we did finally find one this weekend. our first one. we did find a coin the size of a silver dollar after we cleaned it we found a ky drivers liscense from 1956. its the best thing we have found. my son and i. later greg

pocketpiececommems

I found a steel penny in the High School parking lot that I walk after practice looking for found money. Mine was a Plain so I guess we have a set now.

gene2393

yeah sorry it has taken me so long to relpy. it looks like we have a set of steel cents.

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millennium

I'll tell ya whats even more fun...copper plate them with a battery, salt water and a copper cent before 1982.....THEN put them in circulation.....

phut

<< <i>give a penny dish >>


I hope you made it a 'Take a penny dish'

goossen

<< <i>I'll tell ya whats even more fun...copper plate them with a battery, salt water and a copper cent before 1982.....THEN put them in circulation..... >>

marym

Ok, I give up! Whathappens you battery, salt and cent prior to 82?? I feel like such a dummy for having to ask!

zrlevin

If you set it up right, the copper penny will electroplate the steel one, making it an incredibly rare 1943 copper cent, although it would be fake.

Here's an article on copperplating:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplating