Hello People, Has anyone seen anything like the damage to the rim of this 1980 uncirculated Canadian penny? Is it the result of a deformed planchet or some kind of die damage? I took 2 photos of each side of the coin. Thanks for any comments or information. Dave
Please post the whole of both obv and rev. Click Full size for the images NOT thumbnails. If it is an incomplete planchet the Blakesley effect should be visible
Not necessarily. In this case, it looks like a perfectly legit incomplete planchet. See the tapering of the rim to each side of the break?
Hmm, looks like rim distortion on opposite side, but hard to tell if it's Blakesley effect compared to the references I'm seeing online. The relief elements look intact, but the rim is distorted - but that could be just pmd... It's going to take someone with more experience than I to confirm. For what it's worth, it's hard to figure out exactly where the opposite side of the coin is with just partial pictures. It would be great if you could pull back and take a photo of the entire coin.
I'll try for an entire picture with my phone...my camera setup won't let me take one of an entire coin...not good enough so I'll try with my phone and see what happens.
no biggie if it's too much trouble. I think there's enough evidence (at least for me) to say that looks like a planchet error and not PMD. Others will pipe up if they need more. Good find!
Based upon your photos, I would say it was a planchet error. Probably improperly mixed alloy before the planchet was punched. It could have been almost intact before the strike and the pressure caused the piece to separate. In hand examinations are easier, but that's my guess.
