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Page 2 of 3 < 1 2 3 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 10-24-2009, 05:48 PM   #16 (permalink) DoK U Mint In Odd we Trust     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bluegrass Posts: 434 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by CamaroDMD I remember when GD posted that...and it was news to me. But, what I don't understand is that Red Book lists a different metal composition for the 1944-1946 cents. According to it, the 1944-46 cents were made from .950 copper and .050 zinc and tin while the 1909-42, 1947-82 cents were just .950 copper and .050 zinc. I don't know if this is correct or just part of the shell case story...but I find it odd that for the claimed "shell casing years" the metal composition is different. Well, at least the Lincolns cents were not made with ammo scavenged from incoming. __________________ "We're all ignorant, just on Different Subjects." Will Rogers   10-24-2009, 06:12 PM   #17 (permalink) gdillow Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 My Mood: yea i got like 12 of these 1943 steell wheat pennys there worth about 4cents plus i got over 200 other wheat pennys plus alot of other old coins thanks   10-24-2009, 06:16 PM   #18 (permalink) gdillow Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 My Mood: wheat pennys are cool   10-24-2009, 10:33 PM   #19 (permalink) numismasource Collector of aluminum   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northeast US Posts: 2 Quote: Originally Posted by physics-fan3.14 How old are you? Anyone older than about the second grade should know the dates of the major American wars (unless of course you are not from America - but you should still know when WWII was!) I am sorely disappointed in the American education system these days, and don't blame it on your mother. I mean, you weren't even in the right century. This is a hobby that, basically has no boundaries. You need to consider that we all started somewhere. I personally do not find it very helpful to be arrogant to anyone who knows nothing about the hobby. I would find it more helpful to direct the perspective collector in the right direction. And btw I do not think you are fair being so critical on the OP. Maybe they were not critically thinking, but you cannot blame that on the educational system. JMHO -Dan   10-24-2009, 10:58 PM   #20 (permalink) rlm's cents Numismatist     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5,528 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by CamaroDMD I remember when GD posted that...and it was news to me. But, what I don't understand is that Red Book lists a different metal composition for the 1944-1946 cents. According to it, the 1944-46 cents were made from .950 copper and .050 zinc and tin while the 1909-42, 1947-82 cents were just .950 copper and .050 zinc. I don't know if this is correct or just part of the shell case story...but I find it odd that for the claimed "shell casing years" the metal composition is different. Which Red Book are you quoting, because all (2008, 2000, 1970, and 1964) of mine say the opposite. 1864 - 1942 were .950 copper and .050 zinc and tin as were the 1947 - 1982. Only the 1944 - 1946 is listed as .950 copper and .050 zinc without the tin. __________________ The monkeys stand for honesty, Giraffes are insincere, And the elephants are kindly but They're dumb. Orangutans are skeptical Of changes in their cages, And the zoo keeper is very fond of rum.   10-24-2009, 11:24 PM   #21 (permalink) foundinrolls Roll Searching Enthusiast     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,860 Rim's cents is right with respect to the compositions. As far as the first coin in the thread, it is also important to note that it is a re-processed cent. That means that it was plated again , outside of the Mint, to make the coin more salable in later years. That reduces the value to less than 5 cents:-) Thanks, Bill   10-24-2009, 11:32 PM   #22 (permalink) CamaroDMD Dental Student     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,374 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by rlm's cents Which Red Book are you quoting, because all (2008, 2000, 1970, and 1964) of mine say the opposite. 1864 - 1942 were .950 copper and .050 zinc and tin as were the 1947 - 1982. Only the 1944 - 1946 is listed as .950 copper and .050 zinc without the tin. Sorry, I typed it backwards. But, my point was...the composition during the years they were claimed to be made from shell casings was different than the composition of all the other years. __________________ The Truth About "O" Mint Morgan Dollars   10-24-2009, 11:32 PM   #23 (permalink) Jac Coin Idiot     Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 64 Maybe that cent made it to Greece in 1943   10-25-2009, 09:55 AM   #24 (permalink) yorkiedad5 Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: scranton pennsylvania Posts: 547 My Mood: maybe its me, but dosnt the first coin look copper? Is it the lighting he used for the pic? His coin should look silver. Maybe he can answer this question. Didnt I here that some coins in 43 were made of copper?? just wondering--BILL--- also--so he made a mistake and wrote civil war instead of ww2. like these others that critisized him never made a mistake!!1 give him a break!!! Last edited by yorkiedad5; 10-25-2009 at 09:59 AM.   10-25-2009, 01:37 PM   #25 (permalink) CamaroDMD Dental Student     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,374 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by yorkiedad5 maybe its me, but dosnt the first coin look copper? Is it the lighting he used for the pic? His coin should look silver. Maybe he can answer this question. Didnt I here that some coins in 43 were made of copper?? I think it's just dirt or some corrosion. These coins tend to degrade easily and turn all kinds of colors. There are a couple known 1943 copper cents but they are incredibly rare and they look copper just like a normal cent...not a small red patch. They were accidentally struck on 1942 planchets. __________________ The Truth About "O" Mint Morgan Dollars   10-25-2009, 02:02 PM   #26 (permalink) MIdigger Metal Detectorist     Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gaylord,Michigan Posts: 19 My Mood: Well, ther were more than 191,000,000 million minted that year, with the rating yours is, I would say about $3.00-$8.00. __________________ Austin Carlisle--MIdigger   10-25-2009, 02:04 PM   #27 (permalink) CamaroDMD Dental Student     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,374 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by MIdigger I would say about $3.00-$8.00. I think you are pretty high on your prices. I feel this coin is worth considerably less than 50¢. __________________ The Truth About "O" Mint Morgan Dollars   10-25-2009, 02:06 PM   #28 (permalink) MIdigger Metal Detectorist     Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gaylord,Michigan Posts: 19 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by CamaroDMD I think you are pretty high on your prices. I feel this coin is worth considerably less than 50¢. I'm Sorry, I have a BlackBook next to me, and it tells the prices of all coins, with there grade of course, it seems to me after reading your reply, i did read the wrong rating. i read the VF condition. __________________ Austin Carlisle--MIdigger   10-25-2009, 02:19 PM   #29 (permalink) Lehigh96 Toning Freak     Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Poker Room Posts: 3,012 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Quote: Originally Posted by numismasource This is a hobby that, basically has no boundaries. You need to consider that we all started somewhere. I personally do not find it very helpful to be arrogant to anyone who knows nothing about the hobby. I would find it more helpful to direct the perspective collector in the right direction. And btw I do not think you are fair being so critical on the OP. Maybe they were not critically thinking, but you cannot blame that on the educational system. JMHO -Dan While I agree that Jason was a little harsh on the OP, if you are not going to blame the educational system, who are you going to blame?   10-25-2009, 02:51 PM   #30 (permalink) furham Member   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 120 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Lehigh96 While I agree that Jason was a little harsh on the OP, if you are not going to blame the educational system, who are you going to blame? I agree totally. If any of you have kids that are of high school age take a look at their history books. My daughter's book had about a dozen pages dedicated to WW2. BTW I have a 1946 zinc coated cent around somewhere that came in a roll of "steelies". I guess they didn't sort them to well when they recoated them. __________________ Randy   Page 2 of 3 < 1 2 3 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. 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