Blank Planchets

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  1. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I’m not sure which is the obverse or the reverse. Almost afraid to ask but can you tell? Lol These were both in the small assortment of errors that I recently bought.

    The top one is darker copper and nothing special about it. The bottom one is all cooper as well but the top photo clearly shows it’s slightly bent. It’s also a little thicker from a side view, which I couldn’t get cleanly on film. Not sure how that happened. The second photo shows a small lamination (for lack of a better word) at high noon on the bottom coin on the other side. In the hoot it looks like something hit it but no when you look at the coin. It’s missing and no sharp edges, nothing raised above the coins flat surface. Lots of dings otherwise.
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  3. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    The side with the scratches on it is the obverse.
     
  4. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    No way to tell, since it is fed into the machine in a random fashion
     
  5. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Take a black permanent marker and pick one side. Write a Letter O on it. That's the Obverse. Then write the letter R on the other side.. That will be the Reverse. ;)
     
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  6. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Love the answers.
     
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  7. 1stSgt22

    1stSgt22 I'm just me! Supporter

    Looks like a small CUD on the last picture! LOL
     
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  8. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    There are 2 different types of blanks, those that haven't been through the upsetting mill, Type 1, and those that have, Type 2. Both of those appear to be Type 2, I wonder if the bulge is caused by sheet rollers pushing up metal in front of them, or if this was a blank from another country that was slightly larger and ran through a US cent upsetting die or vice versa.
     
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  9. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    Which dead president do scratches represent?
     
  10. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    To be safe maybe I should say "which formerly non-public sector employed deceased human..."?
     
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  11. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Call it pareidolia but the red side looks like you can read We Trust.
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  12. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    The side that's on the bottom is the reverse.
     
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  13. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    I would not use a black marker. Use a brown and red and keep the penny original. Good luck. Geez @paddyman98 dunt ya kno nuffin jus kiddin!
     
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  14. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I was thinking of putting a Q on it for questionable. Lol
     
  15. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    Come on, there is no obverse, reverse side to a blank, even one that did go through the upsetting mill. Your question should be, are they U.S. blanks or for foreign coins? LOL But for that, you'd need to know the exact alloy they are comprised of. Good luck on that, and let us know what you find out.
     
  16. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    It's an ink blot test....what do YOU see?
    :pompous:
     
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  17. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Makes sense
     
  18. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Thinking lamination on the first picture. So obverse. @furryfrog02am I crazy?
     
  19. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    I'll answer that. Of course. :)
     
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