If the coin sticks to the magnet, it's a copper-plated steel, and therefore a fake. To ensure your 1943 copper penny is not actually steel, do the magnet test. The site also warns that many 1943 copper pennies are fakes because a 1948 copper penny can be filed down on the left side of the 8, making it look like a 3 instead.Īdditionally, some scam artists copper-plate steel coins. While authentic steel pennies will stick to magnets, fakes that are copper and zinc-coated will not. How do I know if my penny is real?Ī quick way to check the authenticity of a 1944 steel penny is to see if it sticks to a magnet, according to Coin Trackers. Therefore, because only a small number of pennies were made of copper in 1943 and steel in 1944, they are a rare and valued find for collectors. Similarly, any 1944 steel pennies would have been released by error into the coin supply. The pennies minted that year, during World War II, were supposed to be steel so that more copper could be used in the manufacturing of war materials. The reason 1943 copper pennies are so rare is that all of them would have been released by error into the coin supply. (413) 24.99 1 Year Tree of Life Specialty AA Recovery Medallion - Tri-Plated One Year Chip/Coin + Velvet Case (413) 19.99 1 Year Rocketed to 4th Dimension Specialty AA Recovery Medallion - Tri-Plated One Year Chip/Coin - Blue (144) 19.99 Stood in the Sunlight 1 Year Specialty AA Recovery Medallion - Tri-Plated One Year Chip/Coin (75) 24. His story, ' Home Brewmeister', can be found on page 297 of the Big Book.Surveillance shows toddler accidentally shooting herself with relative's unattended gun Clarence started AA group #3 in Cleveland in 1939, and in the beginning had a higher recovery rate than Bill and Dr. It has been dated back into the mid-1940's, if not before, and the holes represent 46 years of sobriety. Snyder - 'The Home Brewmeister had his last drink on Februand he carried this medallion made from a silver dollar and a watch fob up until just before his death on March 22, 1984.

There is evidence that early on many people in AA carried personal mementos.Sobriety coins, to remind themselves of the importance of their sobriety. The AA gift tradition of chips,coins, tokens or medallions for birthdays/anniversaries varies in different parts of the country. We think you will each be able to find more specific meaning because these AA coins really say so much. We sincerely hope that you will find these SOS AA medallions as meaningful as we do. 'GOD' is also at the center of the sun reaching out with it's rays and on the newer versions of this coin there are 12 rays of hope representing the 12 steps that bring us to this vital Spiritual experience. You'll also notice that the word 'GOD' is all caps because it's that important and for those of you who choose 'Good Orderly Direction' as a Higher Power. The back of the SOS coin has God in the center along with the Serenity Prayer reminding us to keep God at the center of our lives and not self.

Our SOS coin Triangle is made up of the essentials Willingness, Honesty and Open Mindedness as reminders of these and AA's three Legacies Unity, Service and Recovery. We live one day at a time seeking daily to walk in the Sunlight of the Spirit and the Sun on this AA coin represents this. The SOS AA coin is a meaningful token with a little more meaning. We came to Alcoholics Anonymous to stop drinking and found a new way of life! We have found an AA medallion that embodies some of the fundamental principles that are vital to our Recovery and are so proud to offer it here. The Sunlight of the Spirit - God centered AA Coins 'LOVE AND TOLERENCE OF OTHERS IS OUR CODE'

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