Very thin planchet (1941)

Found this searching through wheats...

what do you all think?

 

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just an idea, I dont understand errors very much.. but what if this is a result of a capped die?.. hmm the more I think about it the more it dosnt make sense..

 

it almost looks like it was punched through a fabric of some sort. maybe a fabric capped die? lol

 

It was more than likely dropped in some type of acid long ago and then time (as in circulation) did the rest! The coin must have been of normal thickness when it was minted, since the details are too strong for a strike on a thinner than normal planchet.


Frank

 

Wouldnt the details be strong if it was struck on a thin planchet?
because of less mass?

 

No! The Dies are set to a minimal clearance that would keep them from making a strong strike on a thinner than normal planchet. In other words, on a thinner than normal planchet, the Dies cannot make enough contact and exert enough pressure to produce a strong strike.


Frank

 

It was dissolved in acid and then subsequently circulated.

 

ah, alright. thanks.

 

If this is the case, how do we get die clashes? Not to say you're wrong. Just for my own curiosity.
Guy~

 

Clashed dies occur when the dies come together without a planchet between them. Without a planchet between the dies the dies can strike each other - clash. This is more likely where the dies are set to strike coins with thin planchets.

 

Thats what I thought. So, that would mean the dies do not stop at a pre-set distance and can fully strike a thinner planchet with full strike details. Just needed clarification. Thanks.
Guy~

 

I don't remember using the term 'fully'.

 

I will leave this one for Mike to fully explain! However, the Dies are set to a minimum clearance and to a maximum pressure that it exerts on the planchet.


Frank

 

thanks for that little explanation Hunts, it does help

Also, to Huntsman and Mike, I didnt want to make another thread.
but I posted some possible errors in this thread: http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=38907

can you tell me your thoughts?

thanks

 

I have had a 1957 penny in my collection for quite a while that has the same appearance....very thin but with legible design and devises. I wondered if it might not have seen an acid bath at some time in its life.

 

I pulled a copper coin like that from the beach while metal detecting... all detail worn off and nothing left but a thin planchet of metal.

I just assumed it spent some time on the beach and got worn away by the sand and surf.