Blank Planchets Anyone collect blank planchets? How do they look in hand? Also, is there a way to distinguish dates or date range by diagnosing the planchet? I know weight and maybe composition analysis could be used to determine range/date, but anyway to narrow down further by other means?
The only way that I can imagine determining an exact date is if the Blank or Planchet came from a Mint sealed bag, box with fresh and unsearched coin rolls that are dated.
I don't collect them myself, but I know plenty of people buy them. In hand, they look exactly like you'd expect - like a round, blank piece of metal (with an upset rim, if it's a Type 2). The only way to determine the date range is to look at the composition. You cannot narrow it down any more than that.
I've found many different blank planchets in my searches. The only one I could say for certain was from a certain year was the 2015P that was found in a solid box of 2015P dimes last year
I take it that the major TPG's wouldn't attach a year to the coin, right? Even with compelling circumstantial proof, such as a coin that's Mint sealed along with coins of the same year... or have they?
My guess is they couldn't. The grader(s) would have to be there when they unsealed the bag and I imagine even that wouldn't be enough. I wonder if a planchet has ever been struck with only the date. I know that's virtually impossible since the date is on the die along with everything else, but maybe somehow it has happened???
The only dated planchets I have seen are either single year (1943 steel Lincoln) or first year planchets graded in that year - the most common one I come across is a 2000 dollar planchet graded in 2000.
Sometimes, for really significant finds, there will be a representative there when the bag is opened. For example, the Battle Creek Horde was opened in the presence of qualified numismatists who attested to its originality. For your average bag'o'bucks, no, they wouldn't just take your word for it.
I collect them, both types 1 and 2 for all U.S. coins. I need some older copper ones besides the large cent type 2. Anyone have ones they want to part with? Anyone have examples just to show besides the large cent type 2?
