The U.S. Mint Goes to War
1942S Fiji, Penny
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
FIJI |
| Item Description: |
PENNY 1942S KM-7a |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
coin928 |
Owner Comments:
Fiji - 1942S Penny - KM #7a - Mintage: 1,000,000
Minted by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco using brass most likely recovered from spent artillery shell casings. This issue was struck to satisfy the demand for coinage caused by the large number of U.S. servicemen stationed there during World War II. The coin bears the "S" mint mark directly above the first "N" in "PENNY."
This particular coin looked really nice to me, but NGC said it had been lacquered and would need a trip to NCS or it would be returning in a body bag. I was already in for the grading fee plus insurance and shipping anyway, so what's another $18? After all that, It only garnered a grade of MS63. A bit frustrating consider that I could have purchased an MS64 specimen already graded by NGC for about what this one cost to have graded. At least it didn't get a details grade. So it goes....
Date acquired: 12/5/2015 (raw coin)
Date graded: 8/19/2022 (self submitted to NGC with NCS Conservation)
Rev. 10/19/2022