Have I struck gold? Or some phony?
Tekspdy
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Ever since I was a kid I have colleted coins. Unfortunately the collection is small, but I decided to look through my collection today. I came to this website to look up a few things I had. I wanted to see if there was any potential value in a penny, nickel, and quarter I have. I went to the FAQ, and noticed something written about a 1943 penny.
Written here:
http://www.coinfacts.com/FAQ.htm
"I have a 1943 Bronze Cent. How can I tell if it is real?
Less than a dozen genuine 1943 Bronze Cents are known, but there are literally tens of thousands of copper-plated 1943 Steel Cents. Test a suspect 1943 Bronze Cent with a magnet. If the coin is attracted to the magnet, it's been copper-plated. If not, contact us immediately. "
I noticed my penny said 1943 on it. It didnt look copper, a shade lighter, similar to bronze. So I read this FAQ and got a little excited, so I got 3 different magnets, ranging from a refridgerator magnet, to a hard drive magnet. All the other coins in my collection seemed to fly off the desk to the hard drive magnet, yet when I put the hard drive magnet over the penny, along with the other magnets, nothing happened.
Have I struck gold, or should I not keep my hopes up?
I did however email the collection customer service about it, because it sais "contact us immediately".
*gasp*
Written here:
http://www.coinfacts.com/FAQ.htm
"I have a 1943 Bronze Cent. How can I tell if it is real?
Less than a dozen genuine 1943 Bronze Cents are known, but there are literally tens of thousands of copper-plated 1943 Steel Cents. Test a suspect 1943 Bronze Cent with a magnet. If the coin is attracted to the magnet, it's been copper-plated. If not, contact us immediately. "
I noticed my penny said 1943 on it. It didnt look copper, a shade lighter, similar to bronze. So I read this FAQ and got a little excited, so I got 3 different magnets, ranging from a refridgerator magnet, to a hard drive magnet. All the other coins in my collection seemed to fly off the desk to the hard drive magnet, yet when I put the hard drive magnet over the penny, along with the other magnets, nothing happened.
Have I struck gold, or should I not keep my hopes up?
I did however email the collection customer service about it, because it sais "contact us immediately".
*gasp*
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I do not understand this comment...can you expound on this?
BTW, welcome to the forum
"Keep your malarkey filter in good operating order" -Walter Breen
If it didn't stick to a magnet, it's likely a copy or an an altered date example. Actually, something is wrong if you had other bronze cents and they stuck to the magnet you used. It might be helpful if you could post an image here.
" <<All the other coins in my collection seemed to fly off the desk to the hard drive magnet>>"
I had my collection of coins laying out on my desk, and i hovered the hard drive magnet over quickly and some of the coins flew right to the magnet.
EDIT: I will try to get a hold of my friend and use his digital camera.
If the coin is not attracted to a magnet, a closeup photo of the date would be key.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
<< <i>I had my collection of coins laying out on my desk, and i hovered the hard drive magnet over quickly and some of the coins flew right to the magnet. >>
Well, even if the brass 1943 1c doesn't work out, the other coins being magnetic is quite exciting.
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
Queen Elizabeth silver colored coin, with a moose on the back (1981)
10 pfennig brown colored coin (1988)
More atracted to the magnet, but they are much more recent coins (1998-2004)
<< <i>Queen Elizabeth silver colored coin, with a moose on the back (1981) >>
Canadian 25 cent Pure nickel (has almost 20 cents worth of nickel in it.)
<< <i>10 pfennig brown colored coin (1988) >>
Most likely German 10 pfennig, copper or bronze clad steel.
Anyone in the Washington Seattle area who could examine the coin?
Since the coin is difficult to tell if it's a 1945 or 1943 (looks more like a 3 under a magnifying glass, but i could just be stupid), did the 1945 coins have steel in them?
thebigeng has an avatar of a wierd penny by the looks. is there any more photos or information on it? from a first glance it looks like the penny was being made, but pressed without a molding around it.
EDIT: I guess ill tell about some other coins I have, maybe their of interest.
a 1950 coin with deutchland written on the back, and on the front a girl or guy pulling a weed or something, dated 1950
1952 penny with ONE CENT written on the back like the old pennies.
1940 nickel
1991 gold penny (brilliantly shiny), could be fake or painted over, very good paint though, no paint wear or tear.
it is a 1945 penny.
I found a picture of a 1945 penny on google and edited the number to look how mine is, damaged.
http://www.1701gaming.com/webgfx/penny.jpg
Thanks for the help guys. When we zoomed into it really close, I noticed the top of the supposed 3 was actually flat, not curved, therefore it must be a 5.
If anyone is interested in anything I posted, give me a shout: mrspeedy@gmail.com
thank you sincerely for your input.
Click on this link, this probably the answer your going to get from PCGS
1945 US cents were copper
Like Inspector Clueseaux...until the case is sol-ved
World Coin link Here's some world coins for others....look around, you still might get lucky
"Keep your malarkey filter in good operating order" -Walter Breen
<< <i>I have not received any emails back from psgs. For something deemed important, I havent even received an email back when it takes only 72 hours for a response max it sais. >>
You have to send out press releases and fly in to a major show in order to get a response on a copper 1943 Lincoln.
Russ, NCNE
if it does end up being worth like $3 i dont actually care lol they can keep it.