Hi Scott. You're right, unfortunately if it sticks to a magnet then it's a normal 1943 steel penny. The coin was likely coated in a thin layer of copper before your grandfather came into possession of it. Given that there are only around thirty 1943 copper pennies known to exist, it ...
So I got this coin in a lot and it is really weird. I looks identical to a 1943 Canadian penny but is obviously not Copper. It looks like silver but slightly sticks to a high power magnet and weighs 3.32 grams insted of the normal 3.22 range. I don't think it is just a silver ...
The way to detect if your 1943 penny is made out of copper isby using a magnet. If the penny sticks to the magnet, it is made out of steel — not copper. Keep your eyes open for this rare penny — and you could be up to $200,000 richer if you find it. What are the 15 mos...
She still has nightmares from being beaten with sticks by Israeli security guards. Although she is now "free," she said Gaza feels like one large prison. Yet, for three hours in the boiling sun, she kept me laughing as we waited in an endless line of cars to get through an Israeli ...