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D. I have a194? Lincoln cent Wheat Penny with what appears to be a grease filled die error with the UST in trust missing and the last number of the year also missing when observed with the naked eye. . However when the image is enhanced the missing numbers appears to a 3. Making it a 1943 S Lincoln cent. See the (3) marked--- like so (3)
Asked on Oct 26, 2021
You're throwing around terms left and right. You have a non-43 copper cent with too much wear to reveal such an error or leave you with any value. Keep hunting!
ADDENDUM: Richard, what you have proven is this: coin hunters will seek the opinion they want as avidly as hypochondriacs doctor-shop for the diagnosis they seek. The good folks at Heritage had it right And we're coming to spend the time they did telling you what you have. So now you have two coin experts trying to explain to you how little value this coin has; yet you want to believe a jeweler fooling around with a camera over their opinion. So tell me, what will the jeweler pay you for this rare coin? I do not think it is worth two cents.
I would advise you to look for an ANACS $10 grading special and send it off for third-party verification. But when they return it to you and tell you it's not what you want it to be, will you believe them?
That's my professional opinion. I speak from experience.
M.R
Dear, Mr. Marc Rosner
Though theres no signs of alteration in response to your reply the catch here is our penny', to the naked eye, appears to be missing the 4th number, (i.e 194? ) possibly caused by a common grease filled die error mistakenly identified as a devaluing defect Nevertheless, as a professiona l we ask the following evidence be strongly relied upon and considered before reaching any further conclusion
✓ Though digitally enhanced images by a Dallas Jeweler confirms our coin was a 1943 S Licoln cent, according to appraisers at Heritage auction during a in office visit last Friday who incorrectly identified our coin for a 1946 is evident that our coin is not a 1945, 1948, or 1949...
✓ Our coin does not stick to a magnet...
✓ Our coin weighs over 3 grams...
✓ Our coin shows no signs of retooling...
✓The tails on the alleged 3 are long aligning evenly with the 9
A filled die IS an error, called a "struck through" error. In fact, 1943 cents are well-known for missing 1 or more digits. Missing digits can either be the result of a greased filled die or damage inflicted by minting press. Clearly anyone who looks can see, on the edge of our coin, damage caused during the minting process, located on the rim near the missing digit may very well be the cause of this struck through die example of a error. Notice the UST in TRUST is also missing. Also, when we compared our Lincoln cent with another 1943 S Lincoln cent previously discovered and professionally appraised we found similar evidence of doubling, among others, running down Lincoln's backside on both such coins Indicating both coins were minted at the same location about the same time during the same year. See attachment
Thank you for your consideration as an exclaimed professional.
Sincerely,
Richard Simpson @ Truth Is Justice News. ?
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