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First off, today turned out to be a great day because of Henrysmedford & Franklin.

I went to one of my banks today that I usually dump $50 and pick up another bag that the tellers save for me. While running the dump bag the teller brings me a penny with a confused look on her face. It is a copper penny she just took off the magnet. I look at it and it is a 1943-D copper penny alright. Wow, I say and hand her one from my pocket to replace it to even out the $50 bag.

That is when Henrysmedford & Franklin pop into my head. I say to her: “What do you do with the coins that come off the magnet?” (Quiet anticipation here).

She says: “Oh we throw them in the garbage.” (feeling like a deflated balloon here).

BUT(don’t you just love BUT(keep it out of the gutter boys)) she says: “We have a jar half full of junk from the past month” (Anticipation returns)

Then I say with all the courage that Henrysmedford & Franklin have taught me: “Can I have them”.

“Sure” she says(here is where I am JUMPING for joy) and fills a little baggie half full of coins, which quickly get shoved into the depths of my pocket.

Now the rest of the story is that when I got home I do have a very copper looking 1943-D penny but yes it does stick to a magnet. (A really good fake if I say so myself).
I also have $10.50 in Canadian quarters and dimes, a $10 peso coin, a 10 New Pence and finally

I find a 1865( yes 1865) Canadian Half Penny !

Enjoy the pictures below.

Again, THANK YOU Henrysmedford & Franklin for all the posts of your reject coins that convinced me to simply ask for them.

That a great story Franklin will love it. As for the half penury it is English see http://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Halfpenny+1865&category=9&searchtype=1.

Funny last week we got a plated 1943 see http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=22126&hilit=+1943

AWESOME!

What you have IS NOT an 1865 Canadian Penny... BUT... a Great Britian/England 1/2 penny!

It is worth $6 in fine condition... but if it is an 1865/3 it's worth about $75 in fine..

KM# 748.2
Denomination 1/2 Penny
Country Great Britain
Government Kingdom (Resumed)
Ruler Victoria
Coinage Type Pre-decimal Coinage
Composition Bronze
Weight 5.7 g
Edge Type Toothed border
Description Obverse Laureate bust left
Description Reverse Britannia seated right
Legend Obverse VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:

Great story! I love the way folks on this forum share ideas that help their fellow members.

That penny you have is a steel cent. Its the real deal. The mint made cents out of steel in 1943 for of the WWII war effort.

We found a really nice 1944 steel cent last night. It managed to sneak past the rare earth magnet on my Ryedale (custom modification) and into our copper. Upon close examination you could see where they scratched the last 4 to make it look like a 3 (as best they could). It was spray painted with a very nice silver gloss. It looked quite convincing.

But back on topic, I asked the other day to check the magnet on a machine and my son came away with a nice Canadian quarter. We will continue to ask and see what interesting things we find.