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:hot:lets see your key date coins guys!!!:hot:
- Thread starter weston
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Millions of Fakes
If you have a "1943 copper penny" it's most likely either copper-plated or the date has been altered from a 1945 or 48; most of the known 1943 copper cents are accounted for in collections. If it is a copper plated steel cent, it will stick to a magnet. An altered coin will probably be easily identified by comparing it to a 1943 steel cent under an 8x or 10x magnifier.
A really good fake or counterfeit may only be detected by an expert. Also, there is a great article on the subject of 1943 US cents called 'Learn the facts of '43 cents': http://www.rrcoins.net/43_Cents.htm
* One sold for $40,000 in 1958
* Another sold for $10,000 in 1981.
* A 1943-S copper cent graded NGC MS-61 Brown sold for $115,000 in 2000.
* A 1943-S copper cent graded VF-35 sold for $207,000 in 2010.
If you have a "1943 copper penny" it's most likely either copper-plated or the date has been altered from a 1945 or 48; most of the known 1943 copper cents are accounted for in collections. If it is a copper plated steel cent, it will stick to a magnet. An altered coin will probably be easily identified by comparing it to a 1943 steel cent under an 8x or 10x magnifier.
A really good fake or counterfeit may only be detected by an expert. Also, there is a great article on the subject of 1943 US cents called 'Learn the facts of '43 cents': http://www.rrcoins.net/43_Cents.htm
* One sold for $40,000 in 1958
* Another sold for $10,000 in 1981.
* A 1943-S copper cent graded NGC MS-61 Brown sold for $115,000 in 2000.
* A 1943-S copper cent graded VF-35 sold for $207,000 in 2010.
had us all really going tho!
no reason for anyone to get mad! everyone jokes around, just some jokes are bigger than others!
hunter8226
New member
Sorry, but what is a key date coin?
a "key date" coin, is a coin with a low mintage number. if a coin is a "key date" coin it ups the value of the coin. a for example...
1888 indian head with a mintage of 37,489,832 in G condition is worth about 75 cents to $1...now a 1877 indian head with a mintage of 852,500 in G condition is worth about $400. now, 852,200 sounds like alot, but really that's a spec for coin mintage. i would go as far as saying that any year with under 5 or 6 million is low mintage coin. hope i helped you to understand.
Weston
1888 indian head with a mintage of 37,489,832 in G condition is worth about 75 cents to $1...now a 1877 indian head with a mintage of 852,500 in G condition is worth about $400. now, 852,200 sounds like alot, but really that's a spec for coin mintage. i would go as far as saying that any year with under 5 or 6 million is low mintage coin. hope i helped you to understand.
Weston
george decker
New member
youre good i cant' find squat
hunter8226
New member
Thanks for the answer. I haven't checked the mintage, just glad to find anything but clad coins. What it must have been like to hunt before 1965!!!!!!!!!!