Found this in a roll of pennies. Pretty cool. Probably worth a couple dollars. Finally found something cool that is real lol.
Fun find! I've only found 3 blanks in my searches. 1 dime in a fresh 2016P box of dimes and 2 cents. One copper, the other zinc.
Okay, let's get this straight! First, a blank is that which is punched out of a sheet of coin metal. A blank becomes a planchet after it has gone through the upsetting mill. It is a lot easier to prove that you have a planchet because of the upset rim. It's harder to prove that you have a blank because anyone could have punched it out of a sheet of metal. Chris
Fair enough. Mine all have upset rims so they are planchets. I just use "blank" as a more common term, like people use penny vs cent. I will do better to use the proper terminology
Blank has been punched but not through the upsetting mill - Type 1 Planchet has been through the upsetting mill - Type 2 I think...
This is a Type II planchet. Which for some strange reason are worth less than the Type I's, which look like slugs. I guess the Type I's are easier to catch before they get through the process, so there are fewer available. They would be easier to fake except for the ones made of odd alloys or from a clad strip.
What if it has part of die cast?? Example it is blank except part of coin cast on each side?? My wife found one that you can tell it is Lincoln penny but only about 30-40 % percent was struck and there are no identifying dates or mint marks.
That is an off-center strike. Coins and medals are struck by dies, medals are cast if they are poured into a mold.
OK thanks I am real newby. My Dad collected coins from when he was was little boy with his Granddad. He just passed and I inherited his coin collection. I am trying to learn and am finding it fascinating. I went into the Army when was 18 so for last 35 years just been visits to Mom and Dad's Home.
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