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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 423450, member: 15445&quot;]<b>rare find in circulation</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Hello Mayor Newton,</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I believe that it is rare to find a blank planchet in circulation.&nbsp; The blank planchet itself is not so rare but to find one in circulation certainly is.&nbsp; Blank planchets have been made by vendors outside of the US Mint for many years so quantities seem to be available for those that want to collect them.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">If your piece has an upset rim then it has already been through the upsetting machine.&nbsp; This would make it a type II planchet.&nbsp; If it has a rough edge which is perhaps round on one side &amp; contains a sharp burr on the other, then it has not gone through the upset machine would be type I.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">If your piece has reeding on the edge and no design on the obverse &amp; reverse, then it is a counterfeit.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never seen a counterfeit CLAD with reeding.&nbsp; Solid blanks with reeding are not mint products either.&nbsp; Solid blanks with reeding&nbsp; have historically been sold by the roll to fool vending machines &amp; automatic tool booths.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I&#039;ve rambled long enough.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Very best regards,</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">collect89&nbsp; </font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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