Coinstar Doesn't Want This Cent

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by Amberlarry22, Apr 28, 2022.

  1. Amberlarry22

    Amberlarry22 Well-Known Member

    Very thin. I will have to weigh it later. 20220428_133436.jpg 20220428_133710.jpg 20220428_133718.jpg 20220428_133453.jpg
     
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  3. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Thin planchet is a possibility,update when you can.
     
  4. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    acid dip
     
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  5. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Wouldn't the edge change also?the coin itself appears to have a natural dark grainy pinta but the edge remains a normal orange color.So i would think a mint made defect which in this case could be a thin planchet, not damaged.
     
  6. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Definitely acid dipped.. The coinstar will reject it.
     
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  7. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Ok then,I don't know a lot about acid or the effects it has on coins. (what to look for)thought the coin could've actually been something.
     
  8. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Supporter! Supporter

    Acid. And not Timothy Leary type
     
  9. Amberlarry22

    Amberlarry22 Well-Known Member

    Well if it matters Thanks for clarification. 20220428_141849.jpg
     
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  10. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Yep, the rest of it is ~1.2g of mildly toxic copper ions, washed away somewhere.
     
  11. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I would guess that the edge got rubbed or beaten enough to wear off that patina.

    Look at the way the devices sort of stretch toward the rim on the reverse. I see that a lot on acid-etched coins. I also see it on coins struck with extremely worn dies, but I don't see it on coins struck on thin planchets. (Full disclosure, I mean "photos of" such coins; I haven't handled a lot of them directly, so pay more attention to people who have.)
     
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  12. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    Well, I'm not disputing anyone else, but if that was a defective planchet (thin) wouldn't it have that weak strike and look like this coin? I just can't get my head around acid of any type leaving a coin looking like this.
     
  13. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Supporter! Supporter

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  14. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Not to mention a prospective groom's father.

    Also, username seems relevant.
     
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  15. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    A weak strike will have a combination of stronger and weaker/missing areas due to metal flow. The OP coin is weak/fuzzy all over which is consistent with being exposed to an acidic environment.
     
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  16. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    Natural dark grainy pinta? A bean I have not tried? I love beans.;):wacky:
     
  17. 1stSgt22

    1stSgt22 I'm just me! Supporter

    With a split planchet some of the details would be completely missing because the planchet was too thin when the coin was struck!!! This is a split planchet coin!

    WIN_20210528_15_04_41_Pro.jpg WIN_20210528_15_04_54_Pro.jpg
     
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  18. 1stSgt22

    1stSgt22 I'm just me! Supporter

    Forgot to post the edge with a normal cent!

    WIN_20210528_15_27_50_Pro.jpg
     
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