Hey Folks, It could just be me, but it seems like one of these planchets is not fully prepared. I’m guessing it must’ve been milled because of the edge, but it doesn’t seem concave like the other two Is this a normal occurrence? @JCro57 @paddyman98 @furryfrog02 @Rick Stachowski @Pickin and Grinin @spirityoda
@Seattlite86 This is just a guess, but isn't it necessary to adjust the upsetting mill for each denomination? We don't know if all of those came from the same upsetting operation. Chris
Should’ve tagged you too. I’m honestly not sure, but it’s a good point. What does the edge of a blank look like? I’m assuming flat and cylindrical?
I just realized all 3 of these have a solid silver color around the entirety of them. Shouldn’t some copper be showing? @GDJMSP @desertgem any thoughts/insight gentlemen?
I think the obvious has been overlooked here - they are not quarter planchets. The weight is wrong. Silver quarters - 6.25 gm, clad quarters - 5.67 gm. So, what are they ? Ya got me but it appears they aint none of the above. As for the edge color being uniform, whatever they are could explain that. And yeah, I agree, the one looks like it was not upset, which would make it a blank and not a planchet.
Well, don't feel bad, the obvious is used to being missed And I strongly suspect whoever sold them - they missed it too
Did you buy them from a German seller? Are there any pre-euro german coins that used similar planchets?
What’s the diameter? A 2 Mark clad planchet should have exactly 7g, but I guess your planchets are too small anyway. Do they have the size of a quarter?
It was a US seller with 800 positive feedbacks. Not predominantly a coin seller. Probably just didn’t know better.
Only just slightly larger than a quarter. Reminds me of when I was a kid and was at a construction site. There I found out that the candy machines couldn’t tell the difference between the metal punched out of frames and a quarter.
Ok.. I collect Foreign Blanks. I don't know what countries they might be but I think they are cool. I will one day try to figure out what they are and create a thread.. I don't know what you paid for them or if you plan to keep them or not but if it is not your thing then you decide what to do.
I like collecting blanks for any coin. I’ll dig a little tomorrow. Finding out what (if any) coin they go to could make them worth the $16 I paid for the group. They’re just slightly larger than a quarter. Photo with quarter lain on top for reference: Here are some blanks I found during my crazy Lincoln cent ordeal. Need to research these too. I only have a ruler, so measurements are approximate with mm. 2x-19mm, 2.946g, 2.925g 1x18mm, 3.310g
We’re just guessing here, but what I found is Mexico KM # 451 - slightly heavier (6.5g vs. 5.67g clad) and larger than a Washington quarter (25mm vs. 24.26 mm)...? Weight and diameter match more or less your descriptions.
Interesting. I wonder how one goes about testing metal composition without a fancy XRF scanner? Need some mad scientist help. @Kentucky
Wow, not sure without destroying them, we chemists tend to be destructive. The best would be XRF, I think a lot of coin dealers have them now.
