1943 COPPER CENT JUST FOUND!?!?!

Did I really just find this???

Please tell me what you think!

 

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Were'd ya find it? [scotch speaking] In your underwear?

 

Does it stick to a magnet ?

 

Does it stick to an 'un-magnate'? Like the Donald......

 

Cheers mr. Green

 

Sadly, yes. It does stick to a magnet.
Does that mean it's been electroplated?

 

Yes.

 

Copper plated!

 

You and I are truly devils in league........

 

Another problem is that if you look at the reverse, you can see a faint image of Lincoln. This is called progressive indirect design transfer, and it is very common on cents from the 1940s, especially 1946-S.

PIDT results from dies being used for too long, and the 1943 copper cents were estimated to be some of the first 1943 cents struck.

 

If you look straight down from the L in LIBERTY, there's a spot near the rim at about 8:45 where it looks like the plating might have worn off. But, yeah, the first thing you should do if you find a 1943 "copper" cent is see if it sticks to a magnet. If it doesn't, then you might have something (but don't count on it anyway -- they're one of the most famous error coins of all times and all have probably been found by now).

 

You're right, I can see the steel underneath where you said. Lol, I knew it was too good to be true!

 

It is time to come in from out of the cold, my friend. Short of taking a ride on the Coupe de Ville train, it's a done deal.

 

So you and I think alike on this thing? Veiled politico.......

 

Maybe, maybe not... I'll never tell.

Oh, and I forgot the friendly winky last time, so now you'll get two.

 

"...they're one of the most famous error coins of all times and all have probably been found by now."
Well, they were struck at all 3 mints. And there is only 1 known example from Denver. There couldn't have just been 1 single copper planchet, so there are other copper 1943 cents that are unaccounted for. Unless there was 1 copper blank left over from 1942.
Also, there are only 4 or 5 from San Francisco, so again there are more of those as well.

 

If I only had one of those three limo's made by GM and then they thought better of it. Not sure where I was heading with that but I am sure Books will let me know and correct my English comprehension/structure as well.

Merry Christmas Books

 

Why couldn't there be one single copper planchet left at the bottom of a hopper?

 

The thinking is that is how the few found to date were struck.

 

Yes I considered the 1 left over blank from 1942.
But, since there are (15?) Philly specimens, it is believed that 30-40 were struck,
and I don't have the current number, but only (21?) are accounted for. So it is possible that 1 or more may turn up in the future.