Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EGS, post: 342652, member: 12841&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">OK,</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The color of the coin in hand is silvery as a dime.&nbsp; I have to apologize for the colorization I used an incandescent light.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The coin is NOT attracted to a magnet – so that rules out a zinc plated steel cent.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> The coin’s weight of 2.40 grams is less that the 3.11 grams that a copper coin would be.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The weight of a 1943 Mercury dime is given as 2.50 grams and I guess considering the condition and wear of this coin, that it could have lost .10 grams by the time I found it.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">So here are our choices:&nbsp; A) 1943 cent on a US dime planchet.&nbsp; B)&nbsp; A lightweight 1943 copper cent with mercury coating?</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">What say yea?</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">EGS</font></font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in