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Zimmy's Last 20 Posts
| 1962 Cent, Incomplete Clip?
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Zimmy
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United States
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 Posted 12/21/2024 9:37 pm
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| The number of U.S. off center cents, nickels, dimes and quarters is mind boggling compared to the number of Canadian off centers that are out there. I've personally seen several $50.00 bags of off center cents and the number in my collection is extensive. Same goes for cuds and other error types. I know a person that has over 20,000 U.S. cuds in his collection and I have owned hundreds at a time myself but only have 2 on Canadian coinage. It has to be a quality control issue. |
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| 1962 Cent, Incomplete Clip?
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Zimmy
Valued Member
United States
457 Posts |
Posted 12/16/2024 5:31 pm
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| SPP.....I agree with your reasoning. Since I actively collect both countries, there are some things that I can't explain as to why a particular error type is much more scarce for Canada and not the other (even taking the fact that mintage figures are significantly higher for US coins). For example, why are there so many more off center US Coins. Why isn't there more Canadian cuds. Why aren't there more wrong stock errors on Canadian, or coins struck on rolled thin or thick planchets. One of the areas that Canada seems to produce more in relative terms is wrong planchet errors and small curved clips. I do think there are more US incomplete punched coins but there does seem to be a fair amount of Canadian examples out there. |
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| 10 Cents 2007 On A Foreign Planchet
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Zimmy
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United States
457 Posts |
Posted 09/01/2024 8:24 pm
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| I have several of these 2007's struck on thicker Ghana 5 Pesewas planchets. I also have 2007's struck on Oman 25 Baisa planchets. Look same as normal dimes but much thicker and heavier. Strikes are very full due to planchets being thicker. |
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| 1980 Canadian Penny 3,1g, Struck On Wrong Planchet?
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Zimmy
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United States
457 Posts |
Posted 08/25/2024 6:02 pm
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| Based on my extensive experience with NGC, I am very confident that they would properly attribute the coin and assign it a grade. They are cheaper than PCGS especially if you join their Collector's Society that gets you 3 submissions. With that said, I don't think you would recoup your grading fees if that is a concern. You will need to pay shipping/insurance both ways, extra for a mint error designation as well as the membership fee that I mention before. I like your coin as a wrong planchet error but its eye appeal is lacking due to being the same color and apparent same diameter as a normal cent. I can't tell from the pictures but it may not even be mint state since it appears to be very close looking to a normal cent and escaped early detection. |
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| 1968 Transitional Dime
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Zimmy
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United States
457 Posts |
Posted 06/05/2024 9:36 pm
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Someone probably had some original rolls of 1968 dimes and passed a magnet over the split roll and this coin was left from the pile.
The 1968's made of nickel will stick to a magnet but the normal 1968's made of 50% silver won't. The problem is that this magnet test won't differentiate between normal 50% silver ones and the rare 80% silver examples, which is the subject of this topic. |
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| 1968 Transitional Dime
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Zimmy
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United States
457 Posts |
Posted 05/04/2024 3:57 pm
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Just picked this one up to add to my collection of Canadian transitional errors. I am sure others exist like this one but I haven't seen one yet. The coin should be struck on a 50% Silver planchet instead of 80%. The weight is the same for both but metal composition different. I am not real familiar with 50% silver versus 80% silver dimes but is there a difference in appearance?
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| 1989 Penny Struck On Foreign Planchet
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Zimmy
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United States
457 Posts |
Posted 03/07/2024 3:41 pm
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| I have been collecting wrong planchet Canadian errors for many, many years. I can't remember the last time I saw a legit wrong planchet error on a scruffy, off color looking planchet such as this one. To me, it looks as though it was exposed to harsh environmental conditions or acid that caused this appearance and weigh loss. |
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| Smith's Clock Hard Times Token With An Incomplete Punch Error
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Zimmy
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United States
457 Posts |
Posted 02/23/2024 11:17 pm
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| The arcing line has to be on both sides. Also, there can't be any raised metal above the field surface along the arcing line. If there is, it would indicate the metal was displaced from being damaged. The arcing lines have to match the coin's arcing circumference. In some places, the arcing line may disappear from metal flow from the strike. After you have seen several examples, you will know one when you see one. |
| | Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia |
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| Smith's Clock Hard Times Token With An Incomplete Punch Error
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Zimmy
Valued Member
United States
457 Posts |
Posted 02/23/2024 2:59 pm
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An incomplete punch occurs when the mechanism used to punch out blanks fells to cut completely through the metal strip. I am not sure how token blanks are produced but it appears they are punched out similar to US coin blanks. The strip then advances forward and the blank then is successfully punched out leaving the arcing incomplete punched area visible. The blank planchet is then struck as a token or coin. Here are images of incomplete punches on US Coins. I have several more examples.
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| 1982 Penny On Dime Planchet
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Zimmy
Valued Member
United States
457 Posts |
Posted 11/19/2022 11:59 am
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| First of all it's not a Penny but a Cent. The Cent will not have reeding unless it was struck over a previously struck dime (double denomination). Therefore the subject cent will have the multiple edges. Since its magnetic, it is most likely struck on a dime planchet, however weight will probably determine the planchets origin. |
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