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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2376355, member: 26302&quot;]Let&#039;s talk about off metal strikes though. If you are talking about a metal not used in the mint, then I would claim that piece is also illegal. All of the &quot;off metal strikes&quot; I am familiar with are wrong metal for that denomination, like a dime planchet with a cent strike. Such an error could occur in the mint. I used to be controller of a metal fabricator, so I know metals can get into wrong bins. However, for this cent someone had to intentionally bring in aluminum planchets, since they were not used in normal mint operations. Also, the strike pressure would be considerably different between copper and aluminum, so it appears someone adjusted that as well. This is why I say its illegal. Due to the metal not being a normal planchet in the mint, it was illegal done on purpose. You do not see me declaring a 1974 d cent struck on a dime planchet as illegal, as its legality is not easily proven or disproven. However, this cent, like a 1964d silver dollar, never was legally sold by the mint. That is why, to me, its still government property.</p><p><br /></p><p>If someone tells me the mint DID have aluminum planchets, with the correct diameter for a cent, that they used in 1974 then I would change my mind. If the US mint struck medals or coins for another country using aluminum and that planchet was the same diameter as a cent planchet, then THAT information would cause me to fight on the side of the defendant in this case. Short of that, the planchet was brought in intentionally to create this piece, and that fact to me makes it illegal to own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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