I found a awsome long tail penny on craigslist eastern nc

he i saw a 89 eroor penny and this guy is asking 45.500 for it has anyone ever seen one before i spend the money of course i am only going to offer him 20,000 but still email me

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What is a long tail penny?

 

I have never heard of that "error", and for $45,500 I would imagine IF it were real it would be well known, or atleast known in general...

 

Nevermind.....Dutchman beat me to it.

 

I guess my 1988 D reverse 89 must be worth $100,000 ?

 

Just a spam thread.

 

:luckyguy: (lucky guy icon) Haha

 

Long tail? I'd say you better HIGH tail outta that!

 

Wait a minute, didn't he say he was going to offer 20K ? Don;t ask him to high tail it too quickly ?

 

Only thing I could find for 'long tail penny' was this image of a 1943 'long tail' on the 3

http://www.usgoldcoins.com/information/error_coins/1943_copper_cent.html

As this coin is copper, it will not stick to a magnet.
1943 - about 40 thought to exist
1943 S - about 6 known to exist
1943 D - about 24 known to exist

EDIT - found a.... some crazy prices

1943 plain - $35,000 to $137,000 depending on condition
1943 S - $125,000 to $275,000
1943 D - up to $1.75 million at auction

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OP, So What is this coin? Post a photo so we can all buy one.

Bruce

 

All 1943 cent *(edit) dates* look like that though so it's nothing special.

 

You have a copper 1943?

 

I wish. Haha I meant the way the 3 on the date looks. I do have a steel though, as most collectors do.

 

Ditto!

 

My mom gave me about 800 or so random wheats that she had accumulated when she was a teenager, (she wasn't alive when those were minted, she worked at a theme park and got them all in change over the years), and the first thing I did was look for the 1943 copper. Even though she knew there wasn't one in there, because she was familiar with the coin, I just hoped she was wrong. And alas, all I got was a tarnished steel.

 

I have noticed that a few people seem to be making of of this coin

That i am looking to invest in and can't no one seem to be able to find another on and it may be one of a kind it might be worth it for me .

 

It looks kinda cool, but not worth 20 grand (maybe about 20 bucks), at least to me

 

That appearxs to me to be a bubble in the lamination caused when gases move below the lamination as the coin is stamped. I do not believe it is a die chip nor a mis made die. I would probably toss it gack in the dump box. To buy..........25c maybe IMHo

 

Here is an impromptu poll for this thread. Please vote for one only:

1) The OP is full of it and this is just spam.

2) The OP would be an idiot to spend $20,000 for this coin.

3) The OP doesn't have $20,000.

4) The OP should take a hike.

5) All of the above.

Chris