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How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:39 pmby ed_vantage17
No not a scam. A guy at work has these "super scissors" that he claimed could cut a penny in half. I made a $10 bet that he couldn't cut a penny I brought him if he gave me a day to get it from home. He agreed and the next day I gave him a 43 steel to chop up. He was able to get about 1/8th of an inch into it and then it just stopped. The scissors held up but he didn't have the leverage to chop the steel. $10 for me!
Re: How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:43 pmby slickeast
Nice. So what if you ruined a steel cent.
What was his reaction?
Re: How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:32 pmby ed_vantage17
When I brought it in he looked at it for a minute. I explained what it was and he asked if I was sure if I wanted him to destroy it. When I told him it was only worth 10 or 15 cents he just shrugged and had at it.
Re: How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:59 pmby everything
Still, haha, you did kind of scam him knowing more about the penny, but what the heck he thought he could do it, and an extra ten bucks is nice. I thought I saw this thing on late night TV one time.
Re: How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:30 amby JadeDragon
Likely a steel Canadian would do the same thing. Funny story.
Re: How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:07 pmby OtusLotus
Another Bar trick for the arsenal!
Re: How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:22 pmby Tourney64
Nice!!!
Re: How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:58 pmby highroller4321
Very nice!
Re: How I made $10 from one 1943 steel penny
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:18 pmby Chief
Quite a clever bet. I like it. Making a 1943 worth $10, brilliant!
