Hey all, I'm new to this coin stuff. Buddy of mine got me looking at my pocket change now. Anyways the other day I got an extra penny for the self checkout stand at Home Depot. when I emptied my pockets that night I notices something strange. At first I thought it was just damaged but when I see it next to another penny it looked like a perfect puzzle piece fit. I sent a pic to my buddy and he said it looked like an error coin. So I looked at it under my microscope and it's pretty dang close. But I know if you look at something hard enough you'll see what you wanna see. So I come here looking for a second (or third) option.
Clipped planchet. This one has 2 clipped sides, making it very uncommon. The other check you could do is for doubled die variety. Go to doubleddie.com or Variety Vista to check 1981 listings. Dated 1981, there is 99.9% chance it is copper alloy, but you should weigh it for it’s true weight…imo…Spark BTW, …my guess is it will weigh around 2.75 grams because of the clipped sides. A normal planchet weighs 3.11 grams. @paddyman98 …how say you on value and slabbability?
2 X Incomplete planchet. Planchets are never actually clipped. They just named that way because they appear clipped.
You have a mint error. It’s known as an Incomplete Planchet. Yours has a curved clip. It’s actually a double clip and they are opposite each other. Nice find and welcome to CT.
I had always known this as “clipped”, until recently, so I promise to use proper, modern terminology from now on (Sister Ann smacks back of hand with ruler). @paddyman98 And, apparently there is less missing than I thought, from the picture of the coin on the scale. It looked like a lot more from the full size pic. That being said this is a good, even better than good find. Definitely a keeper. Still no idea on value or if the value would qualify it for the cost to encapsulate. …Spark
When a coin is missing part of it from a clip, it’s an Incomplete Planchet. The type of clip (curved, straight, doubled or tripled) is like a variety. Curved is the most common. The term “clipped” is a slang term that has become so common people have lost the true meaning. Here are a few of mine. Incomplete planchet errors can and do occur on any type of coin, any size, any composition, modern, old or older.
