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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;juris klavins, post: 3092661, member: 76693&quot;](From Wikipedia) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The copper cents differ from their steel counterparts in four ways:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Genuine 1943 copper cents will not be attracted to a magnet.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a></li> <li>Copper-plated steel cents will exhibit a strong magnetic attraction.</li> <li>Copper cents weigh 3.11 grams. Steel cents weigh 2.70 grams.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a></li> <li>The numeral 3 in 1943 has the same long tail as the steel cents. Alterations from later-dated copper cents will be noticeable when compared side-by-side with genuine steel cents.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent#cite_note-Metras-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a></li> <li>The quality of the strike is exceptionally sharp, especially around the rim, because the soft copper planchets were struck with the same (higher) pressure used for the steel cents</li> </ul><p>The weight seems to be beyond the upper tolerance of +0.13 g. (= 3.24 g.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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