Nice. And your terminology is correct. It's a planchet since it's gone through the rim creation process. It's called a blank if it's only been cut from the roll.
It's not redundant because they are two different things. Once the blank goes through the upsetting mill, it becomes a planchet. Chris
It would prob help my search if I actually seen a doubled die in hand so I know exactly what I'm looking for. I know MD is flat and shelf like and takes shape of the letter or number and a DD actually adds thickness to the letter or number that is on
A "blank planchet" is definitely redundant and confusing. Review the terms: A "blank" and a "planchet" are two different things. Thus, to call something a "blank planchet" shows a lack of understanding of the terms. Now, when people call something a "blank planchet" what they really mean is that it is an "unstruck coin." However, calling it a planchet is fully sufficient to describe the state of the metal. "Planchet," by its very definition, means unstruck. Once it is struck (and thus no longer blank), it is now a "coin." There are three stages - "blank," which becomes a "planchet," which becomes a "coin." Each term is sufficient to describe the state of the item, on its own. What the OP has pictured is fully described by calling it a "planchet."
If a blank is not a planchet, then there is no redundancy since that implies that it is something no longer needed. Chris
Chris, if you call it a "blank planchet" then you are saying you don't know if it is a "blank" or a "planchet." They are two different things, and have two different names for a reason. It is redundant and misleading.
