NOI Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Hi , I think I have a 1943 copper penny . It is pretty worn , and i could not see the date very well.It has the in god we trust,Lincoln figure, One Cent in back .As for the coin was tested at the gold and silver company here in town .Now the coin has a date issuse but can be seen if you try hard enough. I believe it may be real but people have told me that its very sceptical, but i want to be optimistic . Can the grading company verify and all its system of doing it ,be where I can afford it ?Or is it too worn even to evaluate? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Welcome to the Forum- What you have is a case of wishfull thinking. There is no way that a TPG would certify that as a genuine 1943. You have to be able to readily identify the date which in this case you cannot. The best that you have is a well worn Wheatie worth it's value in copper. Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 7 hours ago, NOI said: Hi , I think I have a 1943 copper penny . It is pretty worn , and i could not see the date very well.It has the in god we trust,Lincoln figure, One Cent in back .As for the coin was tested at the gold and silver company here in town .Now the coin has a date issuse but can be seen if you try hard enough. I believe it may be real but people have told me that its very sceptical, but i want to be optimistic . Can the grading company verify and all its system of doing it ,be where I can afford it ?Or is it too worn even to evaluate? Thanks No. Just no. No way. No how. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOI Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 10 hours ago, VKurtB said: No. Just no. No way. No how. No. 10 hours ago, VKurtB said: No. Just no. No way. No how. No. Dear, sir I'm aware that some grading company will not grade any 1943 coins but I've invest some time into this coin since I've gotten this coin which was during the epidemic I received as change for my cigarettes from a small local merchant. Which I told the gentleman I was given , and him and the whole store, they was obvious to such a thing . I'm now on a journey to find out why it would be no, noway, no how a genuine 1943 coin. 1st step was proven it was a real coin in fact . Step two , to find any believers and disbelieve and find out infact that I could go forth with step three prove infact,hard facts,its a genuine or non but lay to rest from hard to facts .1 in 15,000,000 odds of in contact and people has won the lottery with them odds .I would like a fair chance at it sir . I deserve to be told infact it is or isn't . Its my dream sir to have something in my life be true .Even if it is a coin , its mine sir so i implore any one to help me in any way if any to guide me thru even at the risk of being ridiculed or mock at because i have a funny coin .Hey I past the first step, sir.Its a real coin.! Who am i to give it and throw the towel in .If I'm wrong sir, I will tell you first hand, you were right ,But am I to give up .Mr.VKirKB.? I Thank You Sir .....So forth i go ....I'll be back to let you know ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Every minute you spend is wasted time, now its your time so its your decision on how to spend it. But I am in complete agreement that what you have is nothing more than a dateless wheatback coin that has no chance of you ever proving your claim. Edited October 8, 2020 by Coinbuf Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.cutler Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 The odds would be more like 1 in 25 billion. Unless there is some acid that restores dates on copper coins like is done with nickels, that date is just gone and no way to say what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 9 hours ago, NOI said: Dear, sir I'm aware that some grading company will not grade any 1943 coins but I've invest some time into this coin since I've gotten this coin which was during the epidemic I received as change for my cigarettes from a small local merchant. Which I told the gentleman I was given , and him and the whole store, they was obvious to such a thing . I'm now on a journey to find out why it would be no, noway, no how a genuine 1943 coin. 1st step was proven it was a real coin in fact . Step two , to find any believers and disbelieve and find out infact that I could go forth with step three prove infact,hard facts,its a genuine or non but lay to rest from hard to facts .1 in 15,000,000 odds of in contact and people has won the lottery with them odds .I would like a fair chance at it sir . I deserve to be told infact it is or isn't . Its my dream sir to have something in my life be true .Even if it is a coin , its mine sir so i implore any one to help me in any way if any to guide me thru even at the risk of being ridiculed or mock at because i have a funny coin .Hey I past the first step, sir.Its a real coin.! Who am i to give it and throw the towel in .If I'm wrong sir, I will tell you first hand, you were right ,But am I to give up .Mr.VKirKB.? I Thank You Sir .....So forth i go ....I'll be back to let you know ... Even in the extraordinarily unlikely case that you could ever get even ONE numismatically educated person to see it as a 1943, it would still be worthless, because value flows from DEMAND, not rarity itself. And no one will want this coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT2 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Yes Sir that is "Body Bag" Material sorry Edited October 8, 2020 by JTNewell spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 No competent authentication company will certify the OP's cent as a 1943 bronze cent. If the OP insists on spending the money for an examination, why not put the cash to use by donating it to the Red Cross or maybe a local food bank. There are a lot of people in need due to lost jobs, and the OP could help by a simple, tax-deductible gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarguli Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I can make out the date. It's 1946. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieR131 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 gmarguli, I don't know if you're Superman or if your slightly evil. With eyesight like that I wish I had you in my tackle box when I go fishing so you could help me tie lures. You almost had me thinking I saw 1946 as well, until I sat back, then I could plainly see 1948 D over D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarguli Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Actually, what I see (and I admit it might be a bad pic or my eyes playing tricks on me) is that there is an outline of something where the last digit should be and that outline appears to be higher than the 194 digits. If that is the case, 1946 is the only date where the last digit is higher than the 194. The 3 in 1943 is lower than 194. Also, there appears to be a void in the last digit and that void aligns with the bar in the 4 which matches the 1946 date. I declare this a 1946 and I don't need fishing lures as I can see the fish right below the surface and catch them with my bare hands. RonnieR131 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.cutler Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Also I believe the first 1943 coppers were first discovered in the late 1940's. There was a craze where everybody was searching for them. This coin would have had to circulate for several decades without being noticed to wear that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, l.cutler said: Also I believe the first 1943 coppers were first discovered in the late 1940's. There was a craze where everybody was searching for them. This coin would have had to circulate for several decades without being noticed to wear that much. Good point and on point. There is no question bas-relief serial numbers can be restored on firearms and various commercially available preparations have restored totally obliterated dates on Buffalo head nickels, but any hope of realizing a princely sum for a coin which is ineligible for grading -- much less federal disaster aid, is unrealistic. [Now, if you were to ask me who was responsible for terminating Prof. VKurtB's thread with extreme prejudice, I can offer you not just plausible speculation, but an ironclad two-part unassailably factual and credible account garnished with a name executed in fancy old-time Palmer penmanship.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOI Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 I thank you all for replying .Im try to see assistance in another matter or way .I may take a breather and Juststopit.DoyouWANTastrike? ocus on some my other coins and ask about them .But Im still try to get my coin authenicated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOI Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Just now, NOI said: I thank you all for replying .Im try to see assistance in another matter or way .I may take a breather and Juststopit.DoyouWANTastrike? ocus on some my other coins and ask about them .But Im still try to get my coin authenicated. Thanks Sorry text typing types whatever it wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
