Just won this auction w/out any other bidders. The coin does have a cracked planchet but whats going on to the right side of the obverse. The corresponding area on the reverse looks a little weak. Could it be a clip or is there some other name for this error, assuming it is an error. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3945324029&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT Oops, copied sellers pics and the revers is too small to see. The auction site has the reverse.
I see the crack on the top of the obverse. The rim has what looks to be toning. Too hard to tell in the pics offered. I would not really call this coin an error though. A pretty good buy though.
Most cracked planchets I see are slabbed and go for a little more than this one. I just wanted an example and this one fit the bill.
I can't tell in the pic if the planchet itself is cracked or if it is just a planchet flaw. There are differences in cracks. Most I have seen have also been slabbed. When you get this coin in hand, take some good quality pics and post here. Would love to see them.
I will do that for sure. I have the "Mint Errors" book by Herbert but It needs to be better illustrated IMO. Is there a better source of info?
I could say that about most of the coin books I have. Unfortunately, we must deal with what we have. I do recommend this one though. The Error Coin Encyclopedia (4th ed.) by Arnold Margolis and Fred Weinberg. Published 2004.
Take a look at the edge of the coin. If the 'crack' disturbs the reeding and goes through to the reverse, then it could be a cracked planchet. Most common, though, and usually of little value, is a rim burr that is created during the punching out of the blank from the coin strip and then folded over the field during the edge upsetting process. this burr is then struck into the surface of the coin with a wee bit showing on the edge This will generally only go part way through the edge, usually with a well defind terminus to the fold.
Here are some good pics of the cracked planchet now that I have it in hand. I'm interested in that you would not call it an error. I put it in the same broad category with other planchet errors such as laminations, clam shells, etc. BTW, no clip, but a good call on the toning.
I think that it is, most likely, a defective planchet. Coins sometimes develop splits due to exessive striking pressure, but the planchet error is the probable cause on this one.
Excellent example of a cracked planchet! I don't think it will add much to the value of the coin, but is is an interesting error. Congrats!
