I'm going say possible a Bronze 1943 penny. They weight of the original was 3.11 grams and consisted of nonmetallic metals. To bad it's in such bad shape because they are worth quite a bit in good shape. That's my guess
Just what is a "nonmetallic metal"? The 1943 was made of zinc coated steel. BTW, every other penny from 1909 to 1981 also weighed 3.1 grams. The only exception was the 1943's at 2.7 grams.
I think he meant "non-magnetic" lol.... but a beat up '47-D makes sense. Of course, people will see that last digit as a "3".
Don't even say "possible"... and "worth quite a bit" is an understatement. http://www.coinlink.com/News/us-coi...-lincoln-cent-sold-for-1-7-million-by-legend/
I believe it to be a worn, corroded & damaged 1947 D Lincoln Wheat Cent. Because of it's condition, I place a value on it of about 2-3c ? These I generally toss in a large "Junk" copper bucket, for the sake of hoarding the copper. I didn't see anything that would increase it's value numismatically as it's too worn and damaged to be worthwhile even if an error were noted. IMHO gary
Remember that in 1943, the shape of the "3" was much different than before and after. The lower tip of the "3" ended about half way between the bottom of the "4" and the bottom of the "9". I do not see any possibility of that here. I am not sure what the last digit is, but IMO, it is not a 1943. Jim
I took another look at extreme magnification and believe it could be a 1945 D. I did not see a "3". One thing to consider is that everyone who knows even a tiny bit abour US cents has been searching for a 1943 copper cent since 1944. 67 years would be an awful long time for one to be as circulated as your coin is without detection. Wear comes from passing that coin from one person to another, generally speaking. As rare and sought after a '43 copper would be, it doesn't seem realistic that it would have been passed around as much as it seems to have been without detection. IMHO gary
This is just a worn out cent coin from many years of use . This thing looks about as bad and worn out as I do after many years of wear and tear. regardless of what date it used to be it is without a readable date now regardless of what anyone says it may be. mostlikely someone has tried to alter the date many years ago and tried to grind and buff away the altering process. It is easy to take a 1948 cent and make the 8 look like a 3 but this is easy to detect as a altered date because of the round bottom of the 8.
I have an altered 48 and the bottom of the "8" is nothing even close to the "3". It's not even close. IMHO
