Well, the mint I would guess, but why are there so many? I can understand one cent blanks might slip through, but there's quite a few Eisenhower dollar blanks, including 40% silver, and e-Bay has a lot of certified 90% silver blanks form/for commemorative dollars. Those seem unlikely to slip through quite as easily by accident. Any thoughts on how so many escaped the mint - especially the commemorative dollar blanks? I'm assuming that since they are certified that they are "real".
When you produce billions of coins, you can't check them all. You can only spot check one here and there. So some of the errors get through.
At the speed these presses are moving at, it's not hard to imagine planchets being shot right through the chamber by the feeder. Kind of amusing, actually.
But aren't the commemoratives made by hand? Can't see someone opening their presentation case and looking at a blank. It would be cool though...
Apparently Dan Carr discovered a small depository of blanks and other byproduct when he purchases the Grabener Coin Press. Love him or hate him (I don't care. Please don't hi-jack this thread.), this article is absolutely fascinating.
