I have an obverse clad layer struck off-center, now I have a reverse struck clad layer. And now all I need is a 10c copper core with no clad layers. Great shape, no bends, no evidence of tampering.
Reverse clad layer separated from coin post strike. Not a struck clad layer. That would be a layer that separated pre-strike and then was struck by the dies. It would show being struck by both dies.
Actually, it is possible that a clad layer like this could have been under another planchet and was hit with the reverse die only.
I found what I thought was a copper cent blank, but it is EXACTLY the size of a dime. So I thought it was the copper core of a dime, but it is too heavy, it is the correct weight for an entire dime. So IDK if it is just some circular copper plug.
Looks like a plug. Flat on one side and rounded on the other. That's not what he is looking for. Just a dime copper core would be extremely rare and very hard to find.
I don't think so. The clad layed would be struck on one side by the reverse die, and on the other side by the flat "die" of the other planchet. The side that faced the die would be razor sharp from the increased pressure of the strike, and the back would be nearly flat. It might look similar but things like the rims on the struck side should be sharp and squared off almost like a proof.
