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<p>[QUOTE="mithril21, post: 3422115, member: 102153"]Walter Breen listed these four basic tests a genuine 1943 copper cent must pass:</p><ol> <li>The coin must be non-magnetic.</li> <li>The coin must have the same standard weight of 3.11 grams for copper cents.</li> <li>The coin must have the same long tailed 3 as the steel cent.</li> <li>The coin must have an exceptionally sharp strike, especially around the rim. This is because the mint increased die pressures to account for the harder steel material. The softer copper cents were struck with the same higher die pressure used for the steel cents.</li> </ol><p>This coin clearly passes the first 3 tests. I’m not sure it passes the fourth test, although it is noteworthy that Rats mentioned the rim is thinner on part of the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mithril21, post: 3422115, member: 102153"]Walter Breen listed these four basic tests a genuine 1943 copper cent must pass: [LIST=1] [*]The coin must be non-magnetic. [*]The coin must have the same standard weight of 3.11 grams for copper cents. [*]The coin must have the same long tailed 3 as the steel cent. [*]The coin must have an exceptionally sharp strike, especially around the rim. This is because the mint increased die pressures to account for the harder steel material. The softer copper cents were struck with the same higher die pressure used for the steel cents. [/LIST] This coin clearly passes the first 3 tests. I’m not sure it passes the fourth test, although it is noteworthy that Rats mentioned the rim is thinner on part of the coin.[/QUOTE]
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