Blank blanchet with lam error, or worn foreign?

Same diameter, thickness, and weight as a Lincoln. Found it in a bag of wheats. Also has a lam error. Is this legit, or a weird coincidence?

 

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@paddyman98

 

@paddyman98

 

You're going to have a tough time proving it.

Chris

 

could a grading service even prove it definitively with it being a circulated coin?

 

I think the raised area between 2k and 3k would require examination in hand. However, I think the area to the left and slightly above that feature is a retained lamination.

 

looks like the punchout from an electrical box. I hope its something for you riff!

 

It's definitely copper.

 

The raised area you're talking about is what make me think it might not be worn. How could all of the other devices completely disappear, yet that lam area remain so elevated?

 

By the way "Blank Planchet" is said to be incorrect:

 

Thanks for the info. This coin has been rimmed.

 

No need to send it. To expensive to do so.
It looks like a Type 2 Blank Planchet with upraised rim. Weight is good also. IMHO

I have some foreign blanks with no idea which country or denomination so anything is possible.

 

Great find. I would be pretty excited to see that in the pile!

 

Years ago, I submitted a blank planchet to NGC that I found in a 1980 1c Mint bag. NGC rejected it. I guess my mistake was opening the bag, myself. Maybe I should have submitted the unopened bag with a minimum grade of MS70.

Chris

 

That was an interesting read.

 

Definitely a copper blank.
Nothing else is going to weigh exactly that.
As for the peel/crack. IDK. Could be a lam/delam and or damage. Paddy would know.
Worth it in a bag of wheats since it's in the $3 area.

 

Definitely different