What is this, MD gives me no signal.

[Mysterious Outdoors]

I found this in a dig tonight, got this weird little bike. Signal was trash but I dig EVERYTHING...lol. When I was filling the hole back in I saw this coin, it is a penny but is it not metal? PP and MD do not see it. Is this something special?

 

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[Mysterious Outdoors]

I found this in a dig tonight, got this weird little bike. Signal was trash but I dig EVERYTHING...lol. When I was filling the hole back in I saw this coin, it is a penny but is it not metal? PP and MD do not see it. Is this something special?

Just so you know, it is very light. Not aluminum though.

 

[Gare]

did you turn your metal detector on to ALL METAL no DIS !!

 

[Casey13]

Just so you know, it is very light. Not aluminum though.

I think that's a steel penny.

 

[Mysterious Outdoors]

did you turn your metal detector on to ALL METAL no DIS !!

Yes....nothing....my pin pointer does not even see it either.

 

[Mysterious Outdoors]

I think that's a steel penny.

I have no idea...I will make a video of MD not seeing it tomorrow though.

 

[Mysterious Outdoors]

I think that's a steel penny.

Steel? Would that not be heavy?

 

[Mysterious Outdoors]

Steel? Would that not be heavy?

Steel would rust as well, right?

 

[Jose The Goon]

Put a magnet on it. It should be magnetic. They were made in 1943 only because they needed the copper for shells etc. in WW2.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

1943 wheats pennys were steel. Not sure why it's not picking it up thou. Unless iron is totally discriminated out on both the PP & MD.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Steel would rust as well, right?

I believe the 1943 steel wheat penny was also zinc plated to keep it from rusting.

 

[Casey13]

Steel? Would that not be heavy?

I believe they were a little bit lighter than regular wheat penny's. As far as it not being rusted I'm not sure.

 

[Digger RJ]

I found this in a dig tonight, got this weird little bike. Signal was trash but I dig EVERYTHING...lol. When I was filling the hole back in I saw this coin, it is a penny but is it not metal? PP and MD do not see it. Is this something special?

Steel Pennie’s definitely register differently . Congrats!!!

 

[Mysterious Outdoors]

Put a magnet on it. It should be magnetic. They were made in 1943 only because they needed the copper for shells etc. in WW2.

Yes, magnet grabs it. Is it a good coin to keep for the grandkids?

 

[Mysterious Outdoors]

Steel Pennie’s definitely register differently . Congrats!!!

Is it worth keeping, to pass to the grandkids?

 

[Casey13]

Is it worth keeping, to pass to the grandkids?

I would keep it! Its a pretty cool coin to have found!

 

[Mysterious Outdoors]

I would keep it! Its a pretty cool coin to have found!

Ok

 

[Jose The Goon]

Yes, magnet grabs it. Is it a good coin to keep for the grandkids?

Sure. It's always good to keep old coins for the grand kids & future generations.
We never know what the future holds, but coin collecting should continue to be a thing IMO. The 1943 steel penny is not rare, but it certainly is different. I saved all I could find in loose change when I was a kid because I thought they were cool. I still have over 100 of them & every time I look at them in my hand, they still bring a funny feeling of nostalgia & "oddness". Your grand kids might also appreciate having something different that their friends never heard of or ever seen before.
CHEERS ! & congrats on your "cool" find.

 

[Digger RJ]

Is it worth keeping, to pass to the grandkids?

Why Yes of course! They’re War Pennies. They have a lot of important history behind them

 

[Sandog]

I found this in a dig tonight, got this weird little bike. Signal was trash but I dig EVERYTHING...lol. When I was filling the hole back in I saw this coin, it is a penny but is it not metal? PP and MD do not see it. Is this something special?

Take a look around TreasureNet and see how many people have found one. You are one of the few. Nice find to pass on. As they say, "They don't make 'em like that anymore"