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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mit26chell, post: 1003259, member: 27402&quot;]Blank Planchet</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Blank Coins with No Rims</b></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If your blank coin doesn&#039;t even have the upraised rim yet, it&#039;s technically a <i><a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/coin_blank.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/coin_blank.htm" rel="nofollow">coin blank</a></i>.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it is made of silver, it is almost impossible to authenticate, but&nbsp; if it&#039;s clad, an expert in error coins could probably authenticate it,&nbsp; in which case (if authentic) it&#039;s worth maybe $50 or more.&nbsp; Keep in mind&nbsp; that a genuine coin blank will have a rough, perhaps sharp edge, and&nbsp; the blank may be off-color or grainy looking, depending on what part of&nbsp; the coin blank processing phase it was in when it left the mint.&nbsp; Beware&nbsp; of nice, shiny looking coin blanks with no upraised rim and a smooth&nbsp; edge.&nbsp; These usually just counterfeit blanks made to deceive vending&nbsp; machines.</p><p>&nbsp; <b>Get Expert Advice About Your Blank Coin</b></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; In all matters of this sort, it&#039;s best to get your blank coin looked at by an expert.&nbsp; You can find a local <a href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinbuyingadvice/qt/png_coindealers.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/coinbuyingadvice/qt/png_coindealers.htm" rel="nofollow">PNG Coin Dealer</a>, or send the specimen to a <a href="mailto:kpotter256@aol.com">specialist in minting errors</a> for an opinion.&nbsp; As a third option, if you can post a photo in the <a href="http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=ab-coins&amp;nav=start&amp;lgnF=y" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=ab-coins&amp;nav=start&amp;lgnF=y" rel="nofollow">Coin Collecting Forum</a>, or describe it very carefully there, and perhaps we can provide some additional information.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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