43-D Cent Webbing Used In House Construction...
BackroadJunkie
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Anyone see this?
Error coin dealer Fred Weinberg holds an 8-foot-long section of webbing that resulted from blanks having been punched from coinage strip for eventual production of 1943-D Lincoln cents at the Denver Mint. -- Image by Coin World Senior Editor Paul Gilkes.
coinworld: 1943 steel cent webbing escapes melting, use in house construction
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Yes, I can see the image.
I don't know how I did it, but I missed Fred's table at Denver last week.
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Probably would have shown up better if we had
put on the carpet and took the photo, but it was
fun to stretch it out and stand next to it.
The first Denver Steel Cent Strip I've ever seen
or heard of, along with the story.
Paul Gilkes did a great job on the story, imo.
Very cool. Neat story too.
I have a 4 feet piece of '43 Punched Planchet Strip,
hanging outside my office door, but it's supposed to be
from San Francisco, and I thought that was one of
the longest known, until I bought the 8 footer
last week in Denver.
Interesting piece, thanks for sharing it. Is there a difference between the 43 and the 43D or are you going by what part of the country you bought it from?
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
There's no difference in appearance.
The gentleman who sold it to me,
as noted in the CW story, is in
Denver, and he got them from
someone who got them from the
Denver Mint.
I have no reason to doubt the story,
including the part about the Denver
Mint Police.
Neat. I've heard of them using the strips in post-war home construction but that's a doozie Fred!
Thanks Fred, didn't doubt the story just wondered if the sheets had identifying marks on them.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
The surface is in well preserved condition for a 74 year old relic.
Years ago I had an 18" piece that had numerous spots of surface rust.
One day this 8 footer was available, next day it had sold.
Nice piece of coin history and an interesting story. Using it in the walls does make sense... in remodeling old houses, I have found chicken wire used in the plaster.... Cheers, RickO
thats different and way cool.
Cool piece of coinage history.
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That's a museum piece, even if it isn't extremely valuable. Should be straightened out and preserved.
Thanks for sharing!
Wait a minute. I'm almost certain a member of these boards showed us a similar piece of steel cent webbing that he had purchased. The thread was probably from about 10 years ago. I remember wanting a piece even though I was no longer collecting Lincoln Cents at the time. Anyone remember this? Pictures were included and I may have saved one of these pictures.
These actually pop up relatively frequently. It might have been more than one thread even.
Folks used to cut them up and make stuff like this.
