1943?

[Cointoss]

I have an old wheat penny that is corroded and thin almost like it's missing a layer. The date is barely visible but it definitely starts 194 with the last number being almost completely gone. However the last number is lower than the 4 which leads me to believe it's a 3

[Ronald]

O K, it is not an error to be corroded, if you want to have it certified/verified send it in to NGC or PCGS and they will verify you have a corroded coin with no way of knowing more than it came from the 40’s. Of course you could try a magnet and if it picks it up you will be 99.9 % proven to be 1943, and a small chance that it is a counterfeit steel penny.

This is an error coin group, and in all due respect, this is an insult to the years of study and knowledge of coins and their minting process histories.

[Cointoss]

I'm confused so what your saying is it's disrespectful to not have knowledge regarding coin collecting?

[Ronald]

I'm confused so what your saying is it's disrespectful to not have knowledge regarding coin collecting?

No, I am not. What I am saying is you are in an area where there is protocol. The protocol states historically to post at least the Obverse and reverse and of course the error you are seeing and state this. A little respect for those that built this would be appreciated.

What is the error you are seeing?

it’s all in the teach/learn process

[Cointoss]

I was thinking it might be a 1943 copper coin due to the fact that the last number is lower than the 4. Also my apologies for posting in the wrong forum il try to not do that next time my intentions were not to offend anyone and thank you for responding I do appreciate it

[Ronald]

I was thinking it might be a 1943 copper coin due to the fact that the last number is lower than the 4. Also my apologies for posting in the wrong forum il try to not do that next time my intentions were not to offend anyone and thank you for responding I do appreciate it

By all means, I am not offended, I have just had the pleasure of experiencing some of the most unbiased and knowledgeable reply’s since I came here than in any other format. I’ve learned that double dies don’t just happen and are documented and recorded. I have learned pareidolia and desire to find errors meld the mind. I have learned also that almost every die pair and die stage errors are recorded somewhere. So with that, I being a coin collector but am on the JV team when it comes to understanding errors just ask for a semblance of respect to the protocol that lessens the chaos for those trying to offer their free time to help you out.

[Ronald]

I was thinking it might be a 1943 copper coin due to the fact that the last number is lower than the 4. Also my apologies for posting in the wrong forum il try to not do that next time my intentions were not to offend anyone and thank you for responding I do appreciate it

A1943 copper would be awesome, but at this point in time would be really hard, not only to find, but prove authentic. And with the millions of cents minted in the 40’s would be very difficult to find agreement let alone prove that it is what you wish it to be. The corrosion is the real killer….just my opinion

as an after thought, this is of course based on the quality of the pictures shared.

[Cointoss]

Fair enough, I also have a penny from 1959 with the reverse memorial stamped on the obverse. One that be considered an error? Please forgive my beginners ignorance

[Ronald]

Fair enough, I also have a penny from 1959 with the reverse memorial stamped on the obverse. One that be considered an error? Please forgive my beginners ignorance

Could be a die clash, or a “vice coin” named because the pressure on one coin caused the image of another coin to appear on the other.? The die clash happening at the mint, the vice coin (pmd) happening after the minting process

[Ronald]

I’m looking forward to seeing the possible die clash when you post it in the mint error forum. Obverse, reverse, and couple of shots of the assumed clash…