MikeOH Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Long story short, I recently uncovered a stash of coins and want to know what these may go for in the condition they are in. Interested in selling as a ot or separately. Additional Picture links below, Thanks Picture Links: (hosted on imgBB.com) https://ibb.co/8BVPk9P https://ibb.co/6WMd4SK https://ibb.co/JHwBbYB https://ibb.co/q0TXHjC Closeups: https://ibb.co/pXxTRPG https://ibb.co/F6ddNhb https://ibb.co/0QqQSBL https://ibb.co/vsT501V https://ibb.co/WFtzHcH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Welcome to the forum, My suggestion would be to have them authenticated, since they are almost certainly fake. These coins have been heavily counterfeited, and can be bought for a few pennies each on multiple websites. No serous collector will touch them without affirmation of authenticity from a recognized third party grading company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOH Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 I see, how do I go about sending these in and estimating the cost to do so? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBC Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Before sending any of them to a grading service, see if any of the red or brown 1943’s are attracted to a magnet. Any that are magnetic are just copper-plated steel cents, essentially worthless. Skittlez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 The advice is good. Run them over a magnet. If you send them in, you'll spend $100-200 just to find out you have fakes or altered real coins. To be frank, if you were to insist upon sending them in, the grading cost would amount to an unwisdom tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOH Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 They are not attracted to a magnet, that was the first test the coin shop had checked. They also appear to be un-altered coins, from what I gather that means another year coin made to look like this year. JKK- That's exactly why I'm asking the forum for advice, I'm a novice (at best) coin collector and don't have the money just to blow on a dream... certainly not on something that is literally a penny. Although it would be amazing to have the real deal, everything I'm reading is saying they are most likely fake simply due to the scarcity of the coins. Not really looking forward to spending several hundred dollars to be told the same thing that I read online for free. Someone offered me $10k for them, I declined the offer because if they are real... I'm at a loss at what to do. Any advice on moving forward would be great. (More specifically to if they are real, what do you think the potential grade will be due to condition and will they be worth the cost to grade? would you risk it being an avid/master collector? I appreciate all the responses so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 56 minutes ago, MikeOH said: JKK- That's exactly why I'm asking the forum for advice, I'm a novice (at best) coin collector and don't have the money just to blow on a dream... certainly not on something that is literally a penny. Although it would be amazing to have the real deal, everything I'm reading is saying they are most likely fake simply due to the scarcity of the coins. Not really looking forward to spending several hundred dollars to be told the same thing that I read online for free. And it's a good place to have posed that question. I think it is very unlikely they are real. I find it surprising someone would offer you that for them. However, if you want to be sure, just spend the money to have them graded bodybagged and sent back "not genuine." If they come back genuine, you'll have beaten the odds. But I really would do the magnet thing first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeOH Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 JKK- I did reply to the magnet test - They are not magnetic like the silver/steel ones pictures below the copper coins. I appreciate your input as well, I'm going to have to win a scratch-off to afford this during covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 9 minutes ago, MikeOH said: JKK- I did reply to the magnet test - They are not magnetic like the silver/steel ones pictures below the copper coins. I appreciate your input as well, I'm going to have to win a scratch-off to afford this during covid. I figured the response to anything I'd said started where you used my initials, my oversight. MikeOH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket23 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 magnet test aside what became of said coins?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIII Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Coin jar? Just to be confused again in 50 years....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
