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Another rare 1943 copper cent slabbed

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Numismatic Guaranty Corporation has certified another 1943 copper cent, one that was found in a gumball machine decades ago.
The 1943 copper cent is generally regarded as the most famous of all mint errors. As most collectors know, all 1943 cents were supposed to have been struck in zinc-coated steel so that copper could be conserved for more important uses during World War II

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