What would you do?

Suppose that you are searching a $50 Mint bag of 1980 Lincoln cents, and you come across a copper blank. It doesn't have an upset rim, and there is no evidence of being struck at all.

Now! Before you start typing an answer, please go back to the poll and cast your vote.

Once you have voted, you are free to add any comments if necessary.

After everyone has had a reasonable time to respond, I'll tell you what I did with this blank.

Chris

 

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I would maybe put it in my jar of weird coins.

 

Other: Return it to the mint for repairs or money back. Who knows, the cent you get in return could have four 5's on it.

 

I'd probably keep it as a conversation piece...probably put it in an airtite. It's obvious what it is...so I don't see a reason to have it authenticated.

 

Keep it as a nice conversation piece. Heck, it could be one of those 'knock outs' from an old electrical box.........

 

If it doesn't have an upset rim, a TPG would just return it to you in a flip. After you took it out of the bag, no one could know whether it was a coin or a slug.

 

I was wondering about that. I wasn't sure if they would authenticate such a piece (or if they even could).

 

Since the blanks are outsourced, I'm not surprised why you can find a bag of them on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLANK-unstr...30?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item19eb13e98a

 

Were Cent Blanks "outsourced" in 1980? I have always had the impression that the outsourcing started with the copper plated zinc blanks.

 

I know, but, slugs are slugs and now they seem to be readily available. Does that 1980 slug really carry any more value than the modern one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/32135507306...l?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=321355073065&_rdc=1

 

You can't buy a washer for a cent. So I voted drill it.

 

It's what the Nazi's did toward the end of the war.......