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Bedrock of the Community
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A very strange one!  |
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Would be interested to hear Mike Diamond's opinion on what this could be.
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 . My first thought was struck on a foreign planchet. John1  |
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Yes exactly my thought—not struck on a US cent planchet.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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I'm at a loss here. Metal copper button without the holes? Copper slug that mint employee through in hopper before being struck. As John1 and Spence said struck on a foreign planchet. This is quite interesting.
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The center of the planchet is the thickest. The metal moves towards the rim when struck. Thus the edge/rim area can be different thicknesses but the center of the coin is reduced. I've seen years in the late 1990'S that showed a thicker rim, but were normal weight.
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I have seen a number of these "long bevel" planchets, on both cents and nickels. Weights are within normal range, so it's unlikely these represent foreign planchets. It's possible we're looking at domestic planchets sent through an upset mill whose grooves were designed for a foreign planchet.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Mike! That helps a lot even if not 100% sure how these things came about. Always appreciate your comments on these things.
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Pillar of the Community
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Are there clash marks on the Obverse?
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi HI! I don't see any clash marks on the coin.
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Wow. That's a good spot from the pic. I put it back under the photo light and still really can just barely sort of make out the one bit of clash closest to the face. The rest is not visible under a loop however I try. Seems there is a clash but just really hard to pick up other than that exact lighting I used for the photo.
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Whew, glad I wasn't hallucinating. barely detectable on the cheek too I believe.
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