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<p>[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 6044399, member: 87186"]Measure the thickness of the round that looks like a 'worn coin" and see how it compares to the other. Maybe a cent was hammered down or something like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to CoinTalk [USER=107936]@Xperfectx[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>btw, since you said you are new to coins, you may find this interesting and informative:</p><p><br /></p><p> <b>Blanks</b> and <b>planchets</b> represent the same product at different stages of production: the unstruck, circular pieces of metal that become coins when struck between the dies. Blanks are unfinished planchets that haven't been through all of the processing steps necessary before they can be struck into coins. Once a blank has been through all of the processing steps, it becomes a planchet and is ready to be struck.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/blanks-planchets" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/blanks-planchets" rel="nofollow">https://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/blanks-planchets</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 6044399, member: 87186"]Measure the thickness of the round that looks like a 'worn coin" and see how it compares to the other. Maybe a cent was hammered down or something like that. Welcome to CoinTalk [USER=107936]@Xperfectx[/USER] btw, since you said you are new to coins, you may find this interesting and informative: [B]Blanks[/B] and [B]planchets[/B] represent the same product at different stages of production: the unstruck, circular pieces of metal that become coins when struck between the dies. Blanks are unfinished planchets that haven't been through all of the processing steps necessary before they can be struck into coins. Once a blank has been through all of the processing steps, it becomes a planchet and is ready to be struck. [URL]https://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/blanks-planchets[/URL][/QUOTE]
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