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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lkeigwin, post: 1364717, member: 30400&quot;]To answer your question about color, the steel cents of 1943 were shiny silver when minted and turned a dull, dark grey with circulation. It would be difficult to confuse a circulated steel cent with a brown copper one. Yes, there is a difference in sound between a zinc-plated steel cent and a bronze one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not all fakes are recolored steel cents, though that was common and a magnet test is telling. Many are altered dates and pass the magnet test. Experienced collectors can usually spot the alteration.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t despair if you cannot find the penny. You&#039;re more likely to win a $million at Lotto than have a copper &#039;43.</p><p>Lance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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