1943 copper penny?

[Dannycoco]

I was going thru my wheat cents and found this . It really looks like a 1943 copper penny but the coin shop thinks otherwise. Second opinions?

 

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[GB1]

does it stick to a magnet

 

[Dannycoco]

Nope

 

[Dannycoco]

The lcs thinks it's an altered 1940.

 

[GB1]

it maybe no idea the date is to messed up

 

[jeff of pa]

3rd number looks like a 1 to me

 

[enamel7]

I agree, it appears to be a one.

 

[WaterScoop]

Pretty sure it’s not a 1943 because the tail end in the 3 would have been all th way down to the same level as the tail end on the 9. If you draw an imaginary line from the 9 towards the 4 digit there is no evidence of any embossing of metal anywhere . I also agree with the other members observations through deductive reasoning that it’s a one and therefore a 1941

I ran a few filters over it to look for more embossing through shadows on the fourth digit

 

[Whitey9457]

looks like 1945 maybe?

 

[Dannycoco]

Thanks for the info Waterscoop. I agree