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Pillar of the Community
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I agree in parts with all of the above responses. Could it be struck on foreign planchet? Yes. To prove that, you'll almost certainly need to have it graded by a TPG. you'd have a 50/50 chance, and it will be costly $$. Could someone have used grinding/sanding equipment to create your coin. Absolutely yes! A proper answer here, not too easy, considering all things. Please keep us posted on any/all results. Very interesting coin. |
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Hail24, ANACS is at many coin shows accepting submissions. This might be the least expensive route. If it comes back as foreign planchet, you could then submit it to PCGS. Of course, I have no idea whether all of this would be financially justified.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks to me like it has been sanded down in some areas and then circulation wear.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The area with the rim is round - the area where there is no rim is out of round. Seems PMD to me. |
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Hoping someone here can give me the proper answer otherwise it will have to go in for authentication. The bulk of evidence is pointing to this being a manufactured error ( PMD). I don't think you are going to get a definitive answer other than our best opinions based on years of experience. Which is exactly what you'll get from a third part grader - but at a much larger cost. You seem to have faith that somehow a person at the TPG has will know the 'real' answer - I don't share in that confidence. I encourage you to follow your heart. If you do send it in we would appreciate you coming back to update this thread once the results are provided. My prediction is the TPG will pass and give you something like 'Questionable Authenticity'. Then you will be exactly where you are right now - but with several $ less in your wallet. |
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on Pic 3 of the edge images, the edge looks flat and the corners are sharp and crisp - that tell me it was sanded. But the 4th image confuses me as to why it is thinner and rounded - what part of the coin is that from in relation to the design elements on the obverse?
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Pillar of the Community
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There is definitely weakness in the strike. Look at the letters in the reverse. Maybe just an underweight plan.
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Pillar of the Community
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As Hondo Boguss said, it was struck on a Panama 2 1/2 centesimos blank.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's not PMD guys. Mike Diamond confirmed that it was struck on a Panama 2 1/2 centesimos blank. I knew it wasn't PMD. Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
02/17/2025 11:55 pm
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Excellent!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very Nice, seems like a safe/worthwhile bet to have your coin graded at a TPG with the confirmation made here at Coin Community! Another Cinderella Story!  |
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United States
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Looks like PMD. Most likely left tumbling inside a dryer for a good while or sanded down to actual size. Thant's my humble opinion. |
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Quote:Looks like PMD. Most likely left tumbling inside a dryer for a good while or sanded down to actual size. Thant's my humble opinion. It's not PMD. It was struck on a Panama 2 1/2 centesimos blank as Mike Diamond said. What makes you think it's PMD? Errers and Varietys.
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What makes you think is a Panama coin planchet? Was the coin weight disclosed? Why are the edges rounded? A smaller planchet would still have sharper edges. It wouldn't be so perfectly centered or have a sharp strike like this coin. This coin screams PMD and again.... that's my opinion. Best regards. EH1 |
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dime only weighs 1.68 grams instead of the normal 2.26 grams. The coin weight was mentioned in the original post; 1.68 grams. That puts it right in the correct weight range of a possible Panama 2 1/2 centesimos blank. This is a difficult coin to attribute from just photos, and I believe it will ultimately need to be graded by a TPG to come to a final conclusion. |
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