1943 copper wheat penny.

So a customer of mine sold me a bag of 50 wheat penny's for ten bucks. She's a cashier at the pharmacy and has been pulling them out of the cash register for years. I found a 1943 steel penny and a copper one? Is there a story behind this?

 

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You need to post pictures if you want good responses -
Look at this in the meantime
http://lincolncentresource.com/Rare/1943CopperCents.html

 

Ok im getting better one

 

Looks like a '45 to me.

 

Up next to a 55 it doesn't look close

 

That is a 1945.. in a 1943 the number 3 has the bottom part slanting downward yours is a number 5

 

Yuuuup! '55

 

Thanks

 

Dang Rick , I never seem to post 1st , guess I'll have to agree .....again .

 

You have to be a little more on your toes if you expect to beat Rick to the punch @rzage.

And I agree also, it's a '45 that someone messed around with.

BTW, 10 bucks is way too high for 50 wheat cents.

 

nope, 45

 

Yup, back to the drawing board.

 

Yeah that is a ridiculous price for a roll of wheats.

 

So I found this 1943 D Copper penny. Calling all pros here.. Let me know what ya think.. Genuine or fake?

 

Same opinion here as in your other thread, but let's see how the others feel.

 

Now that looks like a 43 however first question is does a magnet stick to it

 

no it does not stick to it

 

Hello Allen.. I'm curious about your Cent. You should create your very own unique thread under the Error Coins forum to get more views and responses. Better pictures also with a clearer background. The question before should of been does your coin stick to a magnet.

 

I did or at least I thought I did create a separate thread for it..
No it does not stick to a magnet.
I have posted it on a couple of forums just to see what people thought of it, a friend of mine that is also a coin dealer has agreed to send it in for me to have it authenticated since this is the first time I have ever had a cent worth sending in. I have appreciated all the feedback I have received. The story behind it is that I found the cent in an old steel coffee can of wheat pennies in an old barn that is now used as a flee market type deal. I generally separate out all of the steel cents from the copper and soak them in warm soapy water to soften the rust and then place them in some Tarnex just to clean them up a bit since you me and everyone else has more of them than we know what to do with, but this time when I went to check on them I could see the copper in the bowl and removed it immediately and low and behold it was this cent.

 

Save your money on sending it in. Our friend Rim replied with his opinion and I would trust his about as much as anyone's when it comes to Lincoln cents, he really knows what he's talking about there.