Rare Wheat Cent Struck On Fragment/Scrap - Page 2

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mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2740 Posts	Posted 05/13/2016 09:49 am Specifically, this appears to be an off-center strike on a ragged clip planchet. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Zimmy Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 05/13/2016 3:55 pm Mike, if so then why does it only weigh .8 grams and ver then. Based on the size and weight of the planchet, wouldn't it be consider on scrap or fragment? To weigh .8 grams, it would have had to start pretty small. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2740 Posts	Posted 05/13/2016 5:47 pm The grading services impose an arbitrary weight loss rubicon of 50%, below which they designate almost any undersized coin "scrap". In my opinion, this label should only be used for truly irregular pieces of struck metal. Otherwise, I see no reason why one shouldn't describe a coin with a label that reflects what it actually is. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
GoldenChest Pillar of the Community United States 814 Posts	Posted 05/13/2016 8:35 pm Well that's a crazy coin, thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/13/2016 9:28 pm Blank failure prior to striking. I would imagine that these types of failures are far more common with zinc cored coins. Definitely not a post mint flan failure, because there is no rim. That makes it an error, not post mint damage. Would need an extensive search of similar coins sold to have a feel for the market value of this example. Report this Post to the Staff
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