So this quarter I pulled out of a roll today is not the usual silver you see, it is more of a dull gray, kind of a gun barrel gray I guess i'd say, idk if thats a right color description, but I wanted to see what type of planchet you think it is, or how did it get to this color if you may know. And is it valuable error worth selling or keeping, or is this a face value coin? Thank you very much for your help. :bow:
I've seen those in circulation and believe it's environmental damage. Corrosion-effect seen on a coin that has been exposed to the elements. This may be minor, such as toning that is nearly black, to major - a coin found in the ground or water which has severely pitted surfaces. PCGS does not grade coins with environmental damage.
It looks to be on the correct planchette. Look at the coin edge on. If you see copper then that the corect planbchet too. There's not
Planchette story This is one of the stories I've heard that I cannot verify as accurate: I met an aquaintance in a local bar room recently that said he once worked for Texas Instruments in the Dallas Area. He said that T.I. made Planchettes for the U.S. Mint not long ago, and said he was working in the QA department. This kind of surprised me. I guess they have to come from somewhere. Can anyone support this claim? Dino
The mint receives ready to strike cent planchets, bullion planchets, and possibly dollar planchets. As far as I know they still do their own planchet production for the rest of the denominations and just receive coils of strip for the outside producers. So I would doubt the TI story.
