Came across this guy the other day. 1961-d US cent. It is bigger then a normal cent,but smaller then a nickel. The cent fits perfectly inside of the nickel rim. Weighed it,weighed 3.1 grams,the rims look like they are still there,not flatten in any way that I can tell. Was thinking a wrong planchet,but then why would Lincolns bust become larger? Broadstruck without a collar I thought at first,but then the rim wouldn't be raised up on the end,correct?
Didn't you show this same Cent on another thread already? Not satisfied with the responses given? Or was it someone else? Member bsowa1029 posted - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/puzzling-1961-d-cent.271729/#post-2292679
The rim is put on the blank by a machine called an upset mill, before the coin is struck. I don't know why the coin is larger.
That is my Instagram he is mentioning. I didn't even know there was a thread made about it to be honest.
Well surprise surprise! I think the Cent Crushed between 2 pieces of leather explanation that I gave and Mike Diamond gave is the answer
Congratulations!! Mint Error! Coin is a "Centered Broadstrike". Centered Broadstrike: -Coin expanded well beyond its normal diameter because the collar jammed far enough down on the anvil shaft to ensure that there was nothing to retain its shape during the strike. In this case, the planchet was centered between the obverse and reverse dies.- ...... A "blank" has no rim yet. When the blank goes through the upsetting mill a rim is created and it becomes a "planchet". Planchets are then fed into the coining chamber and struck into coins..
Oops, Scratch that. I am now kind of back to a guess. This is the best matching example I could find. Many others do show some distortion in the devices closest to the rim. Sorry.
As I look up Texas Cent the qualifications seem to be not only wider but thinner also. Not seeing the thinner part?
Don't think its a texas cent either. Its not thinned out and the letters aren't malformed were they were stretched/rolled etc.
Last picture is of a texas cent, On my coin The rims seem to show no distorting of any kind from being put through a roller or some sort.
If someone needs some better pictures to better help understand this coin I can take them,lol just have to ask
