Lincoln Cent on Dime Planchet and on Dime Blank

Yes they called it a blank and it is not it is a planchet

 

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But I agree with you about ANACS. I see more mistakes on their labels than anybody else, and they are supposed to be the experts for attributing errors. Plus their slabs are terrible because you can't see the rim, and they are an ugly yellow. And to think someone not only thought up the idea of having a yellow label, but then somebody else actually looked at it and approved it

 

Ok.. Let me try to explain something to you. You might be confused...
There is a Type 1 Blank with no upraised rim
There is a Type 2 Planchet with upraised rim
When there is a strike on a Blank it should be called a Struck on Type 1 Blank
When there is a strike on a Planchet it is called a Struck on Type 2 Planchet

So when ANACS states it was struck on a Blank that does not mean it was struck on a Type 1 Blank but just stating that it was struck on a Blank Planchet

 

Here are 2 examples from my collection -

 

I totally get all that. But the problem is that the TPGs apparently need to be aware of it and be more specific with that attribution. It makes it very difficult for buyers and collectors alike. I don't avoid buying slabs from ANACS, but I won't ever send them anything to be slabbed.

Also, there is even a "Type 2 Blank", where it has been punched out, burnished, and annealed, but there is no rim. I have an Ike Dollar with that attribution. It is odd because it looks very, very proof-like with a mirror finish; even has tumbling marks. Some think it could be some kind of test piece or experimental finish since many from the San Francisco Hoard were, but is not attributed as such. I got this one from Fred.

 

Love that last Ike!

 

This one is labeled correctly


This one is incorrectly attributed as a type 2 blank, and the finish is very, very dark with none of the shiny gold coat at all. I think it was either improperly annealed or it was an experimental rinse or something else but was not attributed. Definitely not a normal finish an on unstruck dollar.

 

Should say Type 2 Blank Planchet but they ran out of room on the label

As stated.. ANACS probably did not spell it all out... Should say Type 2 Blank Planchet, because that is exactly what it is

So you are understanding now?

 

I actually understood it pretty well before you explained the differences in the last few responses . Why can't they just make the font a little smaller to fit it on the label (and there was already clearly enough room on my dollar coin to fit it on)? You would think ANACS, who specializes and is known for their attributions of varieties and errors, would be precise about it.

 

The only problem with that is there's no such thing as a type II blank or a type I planchet.

A strike on a blank should be called "struck on a blank", and a strike on a planchet should be called a coin.

 

Exactly!
Its a Type 2 Blank Planchet.. They ran out of room on the label to put Planchet

 

But a "type II blank planchet" should just be called a planchet. If it's "type II" it's a planchet, and blank planchet is redundant. Type II blank planchet is doubly redundant.

 

@Conder101 True.. I agree

 

Actually, it isn't redundant. I know this is very technical and inside baseball stuff, but please allow me to explain.

A "Type I Blank" is what a blank is the very second it is punched and separates from the metal strip. Once it is then annealed/burnished it is now a "Type II Blank" (without a rim).

Notice the difference between these two Ike blanks (Type I & II) from my collection.

Type I Blank


Type II Blank


Here is a Type I Blank for the Sac/Pres $1


And a Type II Blank for a Sac/Pres $1

 

I don't buy that they ran out of room. There are much longer writeups on labels.

Or better yet, they could abbreviate "T1B" for "Type 1 Blank" and so on.

 

Here is another conundrum with the way the TPG's label their slabs.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1988-obverse-reverse-wide-am-lincoln-coin.315487/#post-3067354
@Conder101 says it the best, Both 88' and 89' have the same AM position so, why state it on the slab?
Here are the rev. Design Varieties.
http://varietyvista.com/01b LC Doubled Dies Vol 2/Memorial Reverse Design Varieties.htm

 

You would need to get in touch with them and notify them of the issue then.

 

@JCro57
Here is something very interesting I read on a Fred Weinberg Ebay listing -

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IKE-CLAD-1...001069?hash=item590b240bed:g:mZ0AAOSwqIta1mCm

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Dena vu...all over again

 

This is exactly what I wrote earlier...and I showed photos