No, not real unfortunately. I about jumped out of my chair when I first saw it, but that excitment turned into disappointment when it stuck to a magnet. I thought it was a very real looking dipped steal penny. A good fake. I thought I would share the photos of it. I guess I'll hold onto it for entertainment purposes. View attachment 1943 copper.bmp View attachment 1943 copper back.bmp Also, if you all wouldn't mind, please give me our opinion as to the grade on this 1931S. Thanks. View attachment 1931S.bmp
I'm a louse grader but for the 31S I'd say close to AU. I suppose most would say EF though. Now as to your 1943 Copper Cent. Those are really great. I've only got 3 of them. I presently have 2,650 1943 Steel Cents. Almost an entire roll of the Chromed ones. Those too are almost as difficult at the Copper plated ones. Most replated ones are with Tin or Zinc. Those are all fun to collect. If you don't want that 43 Copper let me know. They are not real common since anyone that has one keeps it for fun.
I need both sides of a coin to grade it and not so much glare. However, from what I can make out, I would say VF.
You need to take that 1943 to a "Coin Collecting Shop" to get it authenticated. On the other item, I'd grade the 1931-S as VF. But the green stuff under Abe might deduct a few bucks from the value.
