1943 d wheat penny bronze

Spiffy

Here is what appears to be an authentic 1943 wheat penny bronze minted in Denver. Any thoughts on why it may be a fake?

giorgio11

For starters--besides the fact that 99.9999999% of these are fake--the bubbles seen on the surfaces on both sides and the lamination at the reverse rim all suggest to me that this is a cast counterfeit.

Nonetheless, test it with a magnet to rule out a copper-plated coin.

Kind regards,

George

Spiffy

The weight is correct and it is not magnetized.

1630Boston

'Fantastic'

oih82w8

I will have to take a look at the known authentic copper piece(s) struck at Denver to see if there are any pick-up-points from the original dies. I would take it to a coin show if there is one in your area, if not, try a local dealer and see what they say. Stranger things have happened and be sure to keep us informed!

http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/82712

As far as I can tell...NO GOOD...look at IN GOD WE TRUST (yours has short legs on the W and R for starters) in comparison to the PCGS CoinFacts link above, and the loop of the R in LIBERTY.

ricko

@Spiffy....Welcome aboard......That looks like a cast counterfeit... The 'debris' at the top of the reverse indicates this... and the W on the obverse is also defective. You can certainly send it in for authentication, however, I believe you will be disappointed. Let us know how it goes... Cheers, RickO

1Mike1

Not authentic

cmerlo1

Everything looks 'off' on that coin, especially the rims, color and the grainy/bubbly surfaces. I think the whole coin is bad.

7Jaguars

Yikes! Well, consider yourself schooled by the above posts. Faker, just can't get those relatively poor casting marks and typical (for casting) fuzzy details.....Now if D. Carr had struck it....

Jimnight

The coin looks fake.

JBK

Cast fake most likely. If struck, made from poorly made dies. That mess on the reverse is proof. The letters on the obverse are worrisome, as is the mushy portrait on a high grade "coin".

JBK

@Spiffy said:
Here is what appears to be an authentic 1943 wheat penny bronze minted in Denver. Any thoughts on why it may be a fake?

BTW, on a coin such as this the burden of proof is on the owner to prove it is real. To a trained and untrained eye it does not "appear to be authentic".

But it is a great souvenir in any case.

291fifth

I agree with those who say it is a cast counterfeit.

FredWeinberg

See the rims, surfaces, etc.

I also agree with all comments about
it being a counterfeit.

Not Genuine - no doubt whatsoever

Smudge

Where did you get this?

AUandAG

Send to PCGS !

bob

mannie gray

Fake as others have said.

COINS MAKE CENTS

Fake!

Spiffy

Yes, I have been inspecting the coin very closely since I've started reading your comments. Terrific responses too! I am helping a friend get a better idea whether this coin is real. He obtained it about 15 years ago which helps to gauge better when it might have been cast. The graininess is what stands out to me the most. After that I'd say what looks like weld spatter. So, if it is cast then might that cast have come from a mold of a steel 1943 d?

johnny9434

looks bogus to me

LindeDad

This one is really going to get into your wallet and not in a good way.

Paradisefound

Welcome aboard! You may want to reference your CherryPicker guide for additional tips. Good luck

giorgio11

@Spiffy said:
Yes, I have been inspecting the coin very closely since I've started reading your comments. Terrific responses too! I am helping a friend get a better idea whether this coin is real. He obtained it about 15 years ago which helps to gauge better when it might have been cast. The graininess is what stands out to me the most. After that I'd say what looks like weld spatter. So, if it is cast then might that cast have come from a mold of a steel 1943 d?

@Spiffy yes, it's easiest to cast from a steel 1943-D. That way you would get the correct style and position of the mintmark D but the surfaces are still the telltale.

Kind regards,

George

asheland

Looks fake.