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Kurr
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Posted - 06/28/2008 :  18:00:51  Show Profile Send Kurr a Private Message
Last night while looking at the zinc box side on the rydale, one caught my eye that wasn't right. Turns out I found my first 1943 zincoln in pretty fair condition. Came from a C.U. localy. I pulled $100 from em, looks roughly 4-5% wheats so far. Roughly 25-28% Cu.

Thats one indian, one 1909, and one True Zincoln so far! C'mon S VDB!!

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Centsearcher
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USA
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Posted - 06/28/2008 :  18:08:56  Show Profile Send Centsearcher a Private Message
Congrats! However the cent you have isn't zinc, although it may look like it. It is actually made out of steel. The switch was made in order to save copper for amunitions during WWII. Great find nonetheless, I have still not found one in the years I have been sorting.
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member



USA
522 Posts
Posted - 06/28/2008 :  18:15:21  Show Profile Send Robarons a Private Message
Centsearcher is correct. 1943 is the year you actually want to be copper. These are worth quite a lot of money. But I have heard of fake 1943 coppers too so be wary (changed 1948's or 1933's)
The 43's are steel and should stick to any magnet.

But still quite a nice find.
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Kurr
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2906 Posts
Posted - 06/28/2008 :  18:54:53  Show Profile Send Kurr a Private Message
ok, steel. Im still tickled! I heard there were only like 12 confirmed coppers anywhere so I dont look for them. Hmm, wasnt looking for the others either.... lol.

The silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, saith the LORD of hosts. Hag 2:8 [/b]
He created it. He controls it. He gave it to us for His use. Why did we turn from sound scriptural currency that PROTECTS us?

KJV Bible w/ Strong's Concordance: http://www.blueletterbible.org/
The book of The Hundreds: http://www.land.netonecom.net/tlp/ref/boh/bookOfTheHundreds_v4.1.pdf
The Two Republics: http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/docs/THE_TWO_REPUBLICS.pdf
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kieblera5
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USA
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Posted - 06/28/2008 :  19:16:56  Show Profile  Send kieblera5 an AOL message Send kieblera5 a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Robarons

Centsearcher is correct. 1943 is the year you actually want to be copper. These are worth quite a lot of money. But I have heard of fake 1943 coppers too so be wary (changed 1948's or 1933's)
The 43's are steel and should stick to any magnet.

But still quite a nice find.


I search wheats, and I have found three fake 43 coppers.
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jadedragon
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Canada
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Posted - 06/28/2008 :  19:43:13  Show Profile Send jadedragon a Private Message
Good find - I've found 2 of the 43 Wheats in Canadian penny sorting so far. They sure look neat.
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SmallCHange
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USA
70 Posts
Posted - 07/22/2008 :  06:07:35  Show Profile Send SmallCHange a Private Message
I found a 1943 steel last week too. I had not got one from circulation since I was a kid, back at least 35 yrs ago, but I do not go thru all that many rolls from the bank, like many of you. I gave it to my youngest nephew telling him its a "good luck" penny. I think that its due to people cashing in their change jars for cash. I also found a couple of customer wrapped rolls from the bank that were mostly wheats last week which is fairly unusual as well.
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AgCollector
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USA
266 Posts
Posted - 07/22/2008 :  07:33:21  Show Profile Send AgCollector a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Centsearcher

Congrats! However the cent you have isn't zinc, although it may look like it. It is actually made out of steel. The switch was made in order to save copper for amunitions during WWII. Great find nonetheless, I have still not found one in the years I have been sorting.


Actually, you're both right- they were made from zinc-plated steel.
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fb101
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USA
2856 Posts
Posted - 07/22/2008 :  07:50:48  Show Profile Send fb101 a Private Message
Congratulations! I have not found one sorting, but I did get one from a coin counter reject bin about a month ago.
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jpf231
Penny Collector Member



USA
340 Posts
Posted - 07/22/2008 :  11:47:50  Show Profile Send jpf231 a Private Message
I have found 4 Indian Heads but not a single steel 43 penny. I guess that's fine with me... I'd rather have the IH's. You can get a roll of steel circs for $10 roughly.
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starwarsgeek171
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USA
651 Posts
Posted - 07/22/2008 :  12:43:21  Show Profile Send starwarsgeek171 a Private Message
I've found at least 15-20 steel cents in my sorting. If anybody needs one, just PM me.
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misteroman
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USA
2565 Posts
Posted - 07/23/2008 :  11:12:48  Show Profile Send misteroman a Private Message
I found a 42 and a 44 last week.Does that count for anything?
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Tourney64
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USA
1035 Posts
Posted - 07/23/2008 :  16:54:20  Show Profile Send Tourney64 a Private Message
I have not seen a 42 or 44 steel.
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