Lets date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how can i date this wheat penny on a copper or brass or bronze 2.6 planchet

 

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Im not really sure you can, it looks to far gone to me.

 

Why is the date important? The coin is damaged to the point it has no numismatic value. I would toss it in the junk bin.

 

Um...why is this in the Contest section?

 

That doesn't look like a planchet... it looks like a heavily damaged cent to me. You can kind of see the outline of Lincoln's silhouette.

 

wheat reverse 2.6 planchet not steal

 

Once again, why is this in the Contest section?

The coin is light because of the holes and corrosion going on.

 

I realize i put it in wrong section sorry all I am asking is if there is a chemical way to see the date its a 1943

 

To my knowledge only nickels will react in such a way.

 

What makes you think it is a 1943 Bronze cent? I see no evidence it is anything other than a damaged Wheat Cent.

 

might be 42

 

Might be 1909-1958. Due to the damage there is nothing to say that it is shell-casing bronze. It could be any bronze wheat from any year bronze wheats were made. Unless it has been assayed? -- Clarification: What I am saying is that with that much damage a 3.11 coin could weigh out to 2.6. The original shell-casing bronzes weighed 2.7 and taht looks like more than .1 material removal to me.

 

Does that make it special?

 

weighs 2.54

 

Well, I dont know that much about weight loss / wear ratio. I do know that the date is unreadable due to wear and PMD, and the date is unrecoverable. It is far below AG-3 by ANA standards and therefore not numismatically valuable. If you like it, then I'm sure it will find a good home in your collection, y2kkoinking. However, I don't think it would hold any value.

 

that was the answer i need still would like to bring the date out somehow

 

Darn, I thought this thread was going to be a dating service for coin geeks.

(That would be a tough service, 20+ guys for every girl.)

 

20? I would say 500.

 

The answer is, it's most likely not possible. And if it is an 1942, why does it matter? It's too battered to keep anyway. Just spend it.

 

lol. you wouldnt want that."sure just give me all your coins and ill spend them at face value". anyway just cause you collect coins, doesnt make you a geek. ill bet really cool ppl do it but keep it a secret to not be labeled a geek. you admit it so i think that probably makes you cool. (who cares what other ppl think) i think that is a punk (cool) attitude.