This cent is from a mint bag of 1982p cents all weighing 3.1 grams. I found two blank planchets and this cent. I'm not sure how this happened. Any thoughts?
Nice!! I know that's got to be something special. calling on @paddyman98 Almost looks like a massive Cud??
Looks like it occurred at the Mint so it’s an error coin. Not much value so get to excited but it’s sure nice to find.
You’re welcome. Lay another cent by the indentation and see if it fits. It could be several reasons as to what happened.
Thank you @Collecting Nut ... I did place another cent in the area, but it didn't seem to quite line up. You said it could be other reasons, could you tell me a couple of them? Thank you...
Since it didn’t line up it could be a defective planchet. That would be my best guess. At any rate, I’d call that coin a keeper so protect it.
I like the defective planchet idea. And my theory for how it happened is: …the defective planchet didn’t quite fit into the collar and ended up being struck at a wonky angle. I’m open to better theories…Spark
Looks like something fell into the collar after the planchette was in place. Almost looks like a jelly belly jelly bean. Since it is fully struck on the other side it is a strike-through.
it looks like the coin was struck off center a bit too. Could something have fallen on the planchette that pushed the coin away from the lump side while it was being made?
It appears to have been a blank that interfered with the strike. It just "clipped" the edge of the coin as the dies came together. The depth of the mark appears to be at a slight angle, meaning the blank was tilted. Just an assumption on my part. If it was struck without the collar in place, it should look more like this.
That's exactly what happened. I have one like it. Everyone thought it was damage until Mike Diamond weighed in.
...so, if a coin falls on the floor at the mint and is scuffed around by workers shoes, that is an error coin?