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Harold_V
PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:16 am 
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wlw-19958 wrote:
Hi There,

spro wrote:
Copper is right maleable and the valve aperature is incuse. Measuring a penny, the thickness is 1.5mm and the dia 19mm. Pounded correctly, it might work. "penny for my thought" :roll:


If you do this, Use a penny made before 1983.

Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb

Better make that '82. Not all '82 pennies are made of 95% copper.

Harold

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wlw-19958
PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:41 am 
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Hi There,

Harold_V wrote:
Better make that '82. Not all '82 pennies are made of 95% copper.


I knew it was somewhere around there. Thanks for putting me straight.

Good Luck!
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spro
PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:48 am 
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1909 is fine year. If you find a 1909S(vdb) , just send it our way to do the work. :wink:
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Glenn Wegman
PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:06 am 
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You could just do it the easy way...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-1-2-L-x-2-W-1 ... 938wt_1163

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