What would a coin that missed the upset mill look like? Yes, I know it is frustrating to open a thread that has no picture, I will get pictures soon. If you have a coin like this can you post a picture?
It has the image but the rim looks strange. I will post some pictures soon (sorry to keep you waiting).
I have seen quite a few old wheat back cents with the rims ground off them. Some folks say that back in the good ole days that the cent coins were ground down to be used as dimes in the vending machines. Now these are causing some error collectors to think they have found a gold mine when they find one of the ground down coins.
First off, my coin is a dime. It is the same diameter as other dimes and has a sort of flattened rim, so I thought that it was a struck T1 blank. There are flow lines on the rim. Sorry, no pictures yet.
I just learned I will not be able to get pictures until Tuesday (someone is borrowing it). Meanwhile will someone post a picture of a coin struck on a T1 planchet?
I would think that a coin struck on a type I planchet or blank would have a high probability of being a partial collar or slightly off center. The problem is that the type I or blank is the same size as the finished coin. A type II planchet is slightly smaller than the finished coin so it drops down into the coining chamber easily. Trying to drop the type I into a hole the exact same size is very difficult. If it tips any at all it will jam up and not drop into the collar
IMO, a T1 planchet would have rounded edges on one side and square edges on the other side. As Conder stated, T1 planchets are larger than T2 planchets and as such would have difficulty entering the coining chamber.
This thread is from 2011.. Some of the members are no longer on CoinTalk especially the one that asked the question
