Great job by someone to fake a 1943 copper penny

[retiredcopper]

I spent the day yesterday searching through a large box of coins a neighbor asked me to check out. Spotted this one in the mix and literally froze for a split second. A 1943 copper? After a moment I put it on my digital scale and it weighed 2.8 grams so I knew it was steel but I had to marvel at the great job someone did to make it look like a copper. Great effort on his part.

[willbrooks]

Well, the real trick would be to make it non-magnetic. Then I might be impressed. It sure as heck would make your heart skip a beat at first glance, though.

[jfines69]

That is cool... My heart would be jumpin' until the magnet test

[BadThad]

It doesn't seem to have the typical plated look. I have a couple plated ones and it's easier to tell:

[jfines69]

That is a good point... Even more interesting... Maybe the zinc plate was removed first???