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Pillar of the Community
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The giveaways on this coin are the low weight and the lack of rims on the reverse. Almost certainly sanded away in some fashion.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Sarge, your under weight coin was the 2002 normal zincs are 2.5g...1981 and below weight should be 3.1 (1982 we have a mix of copper[3.1] and zinc plated[2.5] This 44 has PMD |
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Forum Dad
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Explain to me how this could happen at the mint Sarge. Stop defending the coin and think about how it could possibly happen. Think about clapping with one hand. How could one side be fully struck with no opposing force?
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Bobby131313- Take your pack off sir...... I'm seeking input not defending anything.....I don't know anything about how coins are minted except from what I'm learning here and what I've read so I ask the experts on this forum! All I said was "I know metal (I'm a back yard welder) and don't see scratches or grind marks that you would normally see on a piece of soft metal hit with a grinder, Soooo, I provided as much information and pictures as I could to get a assessment from The community! If the consensus is PMD, so be it? |
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Again, not defending anything.....!!! Just adding information.......!!!  |
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INFORMATION ONLY- NOT DEFENDING ANYTHING- Uni face coins occur when there have been two blank planchets in the press at the same time. The other blank will obstruct the die on either the obverse or reverse side, which will prevent it from having that design on the coin. There are many different variations involving uniface errors. In addition to having a 100% blank obverse or reverse, a coin can be struck off-center, with a blank planchet in the collar which will obstruct one side of the off-center. There are also mated pairs which have a combination of multiple errors which can include a side which is uniface. Finally, there are uniface strikes due to a die cap which adhered to the die, forming itself in the shape of a die and striking blank planchets.
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Forum Dad
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INFORMATION ONLY;
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From "The Error Coin Encyclopedia" page 192, paragraph 4!
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm done clapping with one hand! Sarge, out
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Forum Dad
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And the weight would be correct, not 18.4% light. 18.4% is no where near Weight Tolerance. The next step is sending it in if you don't believe us. |
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Again, I've never disputed anything the experts say or said; I just wanted to show it is possible so we all learn and how it can happen! AND, I learned a new term - "Uniface"
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Sarge, I feel like if this was a legit mint error, this coin would weight 3.1g because copper/bronze planchets weight that much. Your coin is not a steel cent, so it is significantly underweight. I believe a copper planchet still weighs 3.1g
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Evan7....I don't dispute it weighed less then it should; I will recalibrate my scale and re-weigh! Thanks all for input!
Sarge, out
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