Wow, to go along with your 1943 D Bronze cent... https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ye...eal-and-currently-at-pcgs-1943-bronze.299952/
Maybe I'm over optimistic, but I am willing to say he has a coin. What he doesn't have is a D mint mark....
Well, ya can't answer yes or no based on OP's pictures. For all I know I'm looking at the south end of a muskrat........