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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is the first time,Ive found something cool in change..(other than silver)  
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
Looks like a cent planchet with about 85-90% broadstrike. A definite keeper  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
901 Posts |
Someone passed that off as a penny? Some kid getting into dad's coins or RFWE (reasonable factsimally what ever).
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
505 Posts |
Broadstrike?I thought this was an off-center Cent!
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United States
14463 Posts |
I am not 100% on the terms, but I think "broadstrike" is right.  edit - errors I have like that are called "broadstrike off-center" not sure why Edited by Fuzzy317
08/16/2012 8:38 pm
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United States
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Agreed ... this is an off-center strike on a cent planchet. Quote:
I think "broadstrike" is right I am also learning fuzzy ... but to the best of my knowledge the term 'broadstrike' is descriptive of a coin that was struck outside the collar whereby the outside diameter is enabled to expand to whatever size the strike imparts. This coin appears to have been struck in the collar ... hence off-center is the more appropriate descriptor. Very nice find if you acquired it from circulation. Weight? Zincoln or copper? David Edited for clarification Edited by nickelsearcher
08/16/2012 8:40 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
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I am not 100% on the terms, but I think "broadstrike" is right. Dont feel bad,Im not sure of the right terms either.. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
I never thought about whether it was copper or zinc,but my scale says it weighs 3 grams...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
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Someone passed that off as a penny? Some kid getting into dad's coins or RFWE (reasonable factsimally what ever).
You couldnt be more shocked than I was...This was in the change I got at mcdonalds...The girl just handed it too me without even looking at what she was giving me!!.. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice way to 800 times the value of your penny.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It is definitely an off centre strike and not a broad strike. A very severe off centre strike indeed! Nice find. Errors so severe are very rare in Australia and demand high prices. I think they are more common in the US but still hard to find. I purchased a group of fifteen misstrikes and broadstrikes on US pennies for about $20 a few months ago. I absolutely love them because I know I could never own Australian coins that misstruck. Well done anyway |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice find! It's zinc; I can see some exposed by the strike.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Broadstruck and off-center struck are essentially the same with one major difference. Broadstruck coins are struck on-center and show their entire design. They are struck out of collar and are usually larger than a normal coin because of the lack of a retaining collar. Off-center struck coins are also struck out of collar, so they are technically broadstruck - but we call them off-center struck to note the difference.
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United States
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so "technically" broadstrike was right, just not commonly used for that. Will file that away for future reference Edited by Fuzzy317
08/17/2012 12:43 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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These things are not very rare. $8 is about the right price from a dealer.
A few years ago, a local Sydney dealer brought back a few hundred of them from a U.S. coin show, for sale in his business, here in Sydney.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Its true sel691, they are plentifull if you want to purchase them. Getting one in change is something different though! Nice catch Frazzle !!
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Posted 08/16/2012 8:27 pm
