no i didn't miss type the date it does resemble a 1943 war penny i have a unusual penny i have taken it to several coin collectors it is the first they have seen i have been told the value is if it where to be sold at an auction to start at 10,000 us dollars but i need to get it certified by some one how do i do this i got this coin 3 and 1/2 years back when i worked a bob Evans as a host/casher an old couple gave it to me as a dime i seen it on the counter when they laid it down so i reached in my pocket and pulled out a dime an quickly switched it now i had the weight checked it is .24 it is slightly attracted to magnets when they are near i have taken it under computer magnification and can see no diff between the steel an copper in design my coin has slight show of wear from circulation please call me at 1 574 674 5204 or cell 574 361 1247 this is a number that i have posted i own a consruction company i know that you guys say that it is not wise to post phone numbers up Indiana time or Chicago time between 12pm and 11pm my name is Christopher bowman please do call if you insist on replying to this please tell me how i can tell if its fake in detail the coin dealers cant tell please help!!!! ps I have tested it to see if It was plated and it is not plated
You could talk to Eric Von Klinger with CoinWorld evklinger@coinworld.com. He may be able to verify its authenticity or point you in the right direction. You could send it in to a grading company like ANACS which if it comes back slabbed as a cent on wrong or foreign Planchet and if you wanted to sell the coin it would be very easy. If it comes back body bagged then well you have what you have! I mention ANACS only because you can submit it to them directly unlike the other top TPG's. Good Luck I hope it's what you think or hope it is.
Specifically, either provide it in grams, or tell us what standard your ".24" weight refers to, so we can convert it to grams. The wartime steelies weighed 2.7g, the copper plated zinc '94s weigh 2.5g. BTW you can provide much larger pictures of the coin without increasing the file size by simply cropping out all the unnecessary white space surrounding it.
Speedy, It is doubtful that it is plated as Christopher has already stated that the coin is attracted to (sticks to) a magnet! It is hard to say what the planchet was before it became a struck cent but it suffices to say, that it is apparently Steel and was never meant to be used for the minting of a Lincoln Cent. I also believe that ANACS would be a good choice for submitting the coin for authenticity (certification), grading and attribution since you can submit the coin to them yourself without a middle-man! However, if you know a Coin Dealer that you can trust and does not charge a hefty fee to submit the coin to PCGS for you, then you can go that route.
the weight was between 0.24 and almost 0.25 grams my email is deleted. If you want information that other members can't see, activate Private Messaging. please contact me or does anybody have a list of test that i can do that will not damage the coin to see if its not fake
You have already done the best non-destructive test - you weighed it. At a weight of ~2.5g it is absolutely not a genuine steel coin from the US Mint. I don't know how you determined that it is not plated, but the very slightly low weight you found sure sounds like a zinc core with the copper plating removed IMHO. Your mention of "weak" attraction to a magnet supports the possibility that a thin pure nickel plating has been applied. Real steelies are quite strongly magnetic. BTW please put updated information in a new post instead of editing your original post. Many members use the "First Unread" button to jump to the end of a thread with new postings, and don't see the later information in the original post. You really should turn on Private Messaging instead of posting phone numbers and email addresses. Among other things that allows the Moderators to easily contact you confidentially when appropriate.
Chris I don't know anyone on here who is going to call you up---they aren't here to jump at everyones wish----most of the guys here work and only get to be on the forum for a few min's. a day and they only have time to reply to threads---so don't look for a phone call telling you that they will be posting. As for the info with the weight---that shows that it is just plated as it is the same weight as a normal cent---so the best thing you could do with it is spend it. Speedy
I have the same coin 1994 D steel penny mine has a curve to it and many imperfections. The band is missing around coin.
There are no 1994 steel Cents Most likely plated. This thread you posted on is from 2007.. Try to create your own unique thread with puctures.
