2009 Blank Planchet Error

Looks like two different types of scratches,Contact marks from other coins and straight line's which I don't have a clue of there cause.I'm sure somebody will jump in & help

well blank planchets are not rare so to speak. Off struck or center coins are rare b.c the mint sends the coins to wrapping companies instead of sending the banks bags. I think thats why you will see a blank planchet faster than you will and off struck coin

The straight lines are from the treatment of the original metal stock, they are usually obscured by a strike but the can sometimes be seen post-strike. Errors from the Mint have become rarer due to the riddlers currently in use, they separate out odd-sized coins and scrap. Blank planchets continue to be considered quite common since they are essentially the proper size of a Lincoln cent(not getting sorted out by riddlers) and they are dateless so a 2009 planchet is the same as a 1999 planchet.

The only blank planchet that I can think of that has been certified to a specific year is the first year of the Sacagawea since that was a completely new material. Of course, any planchet would had to have been certified in 2000 because once 2001 rolls around, you cannot tell the difference between 2000 and 2001

Silver turtle, Welcome to the family!!

Just a thought, from what I can see, the gouges, or deep scratches on this "planchet" IMO, would show the zinc underneath the copper plating, being the plating is I believe 3-thousands of an inch thick.
Any chance of some closer pictures of those deep scratches,sides included Thanks Mike..

Rolling marks.

Coop, I see the "die marker" on the vest, in the relief area, and also in the field area. Would you please explain to me why this is not a die scratch or small break, being it appears on the relief area and the field.

I would think this is a classic example of a die polishing mark or a small scratch, or a small die break/crack......

The straight lines are caused by the rolling out of the zinc ingots into the strip from which the blanks are punched. They are a result of the stretching of the metal and the surface condition of the rollers. New rollers create smoother surface strip. As the rollers wear the lines become more prominent.