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<p>[QUOTE="EGS, post: 342595, member: 12841"]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">OK Guys and Gals,</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">What do I have here? I put this away, W-A-Y back in time (as in I was a kid) because I thought it was special. Well I looked at it a little while ago, did some research and what I think I have is a 1943 cent made on a dime planchet. I took the coin to a jeweler and it weighs 2.40 grams. Information on 1943 dimes has a weight of 2.50 grams, so I guess it’s in the ballpark. It does NOT stick to a magnet. It can’t be copper coated with mercury because of the weight.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Any and all comments and guidance are welcome.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Thanks,</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">EGS</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EGS, post: 342595, member: 12841"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]OK Guys and Gals,[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]What do I have here? I put this away, W-A-Y back in time (as in I was a kid) because I thought it was special. Well I looked at it a little while ago, did some research and what I think I have is a 1943 cent made on a dime planchet. I took the coin to a jeweler and it weighs 2.40 grams. Information on 1943 dimes has a weight of 2.50 grams, so I guess it’s in the ballpark. It does NOT stick to a magnet. It can’t be copper coated with mercury because of the weight.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Any and all comments and guidance are welcome.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Thanks,[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]EGS[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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