# I found a penny!

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-penny/638453
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [October 21, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-penny/638453 "2012-10-21T20:13:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-penny/638453/41 "2012-10-26T20:22:19Z")

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> [@Kimballkid](#):
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> To follow on, I’m pretty sure **tdn** meant a 1943 copper (actually bronze) penny not the very common (as **Chefguy** alludes to) 1943 steel penny.

No, I meant the steel ones. I’ve never seen one in the wild. I did have some in my collection back in the 70s.

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### Author: ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-penny/638453/42 "2012-10-26T20:30:57Z")

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I still find a steel penny once every few years. I probably have a dozen or so around, and had many, many more passed thru my hands when I was younger. They’re usually so blackened or corroded it takes a moment to realize what they are.

I get a buffalo nickel once in a long while, but none of them ever have a legible date. An old coin without a date is no fun at all.

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### Author: ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-penny/638453/43 "2012-10-26T20:48:38Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> No, I meant the steel ones. I’ve never seen one in the wild. I did have some in my collection back in the 70s.

The one I mentioned above was found in a roll of wheats that I bought. Not that uncommon, but I swear the thing is probably in MS64 condition.

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### Author: ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-penny/638453/44 "2012-10-26T20:54:30Z")

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I’m pretty sure that I got all of mine from dealers. Probably one at a time, as my allowance was pretty low.

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