I've Been lookng for a 1943 copper wheat penny!
Not that i'm saying i want one... (But I DO!) Just not from you.
I Want to see how many people have it. THANKS!
2007-08-25 10:57:38 · 23 answers · asked by techmaniac 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
remember, i'm talking about COPPER pennies. not zinc.
2007-08-26 04:15:47 · update #1
Right behind the 1955 doubled die cent, the 1943 copper cent is one of the notable error rarities of the Lincoln cent series. An estimated 40 examples are believed to have been struck, with 12 confirmed to exist. The error occurred when copper planchets were left in the press hopper and press machines during the changeover from copper to steel blanks. Examples were discovered in the late 1940s, with the first two discovered in 1947, and another in 1958. An example first sold in 1958 for $40,000; one mint state specimen sold for over $200,000 in 2004. Many people have counterfeited the coin by either copper-plating normal 1943 cents (sometimes as novelties with no intent to defraud), or altering cents from the period, usually 1945-, 1948-, or 1949-dated coins. The copper cents differ from their steel counterparts in four ways: * Genuine 1943 copper cents will not be attracted to a magnet. Copper-plated steel cents will exhibit a strong magnetic attraction. * Copper cents weigh 3.11 grams. Steel cents weigh just 2.7 grams. * 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. * 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. Through a similar error, a few 1944 cents were struck on steel planchets, but are not in high demand as their 1943 copper counterparts.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_penny
2007-08-25 11:02:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The 1943 copper cent is quite rare. There maybe only a dozen from the Philadelphia mint and one or two from the other mints. I doubt anyone here has one. There are also a few 1944 zinc coated steel cents. No new ones have been found in many years and if you want one, even if you had millions you would have to wait until one went up for sale. having the cash for a rare coin and actually getting it are two different stories.
2007-08-25 20:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2+
2007-08-25 18:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There's on ly about 40 of them in existence. I have the steel pennies, wish I had a copper one!
2007-08-25 18:03:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mum has a whole collection of pennys and the one that is missing 57 I think is the one that is worth the most. Then the silly buggar took them all into the bank and only got 50$ for them. I think she had memory loss alot. Not to sure about the one you asked about.
2007-08-25 18:02:05 · answer #5 · answered by Shaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not from 1943 but i have some from the 1800's
2007-08-25 18:02:42 · answer #6 · answered by Gator Girl 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For a good copy, try "americanmint" on Ebay. I got my 1930 Australian penny from them for only $9.... The originals are over $100,000.... QUICK go look in your coin collection!!!
2007-08-31 10:38:58 · answer #7 · answered by tredbruce138 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are just wanting to know how many has one then I can say I do. It is in something and untouched....never been used and never been touched except for whatever they use to place it in its container and yes it is copper.
2007-08-29 20:15:25 · answer #8 · answered by Jennie L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had one when I was 12, 23 years ago
2007-08-25 18:00:52 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think they were all made of steel or zinc.
2007-08-25 18:01:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋