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I started collecting pennies with my kids and we came across one in a roll that had some errors that I can not find anything like it anywhere on the net. Can someone tell me if this is junk. The only thing I can think is that it was cut off the end of the roll because it is thin and it was sent in the die with another blank. PLEASE HELP!!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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 to the forum! Do you have a way to post some clear pics of both sides? |
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New Member
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Here they are sorry had to resize pics   |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm thinking a split planchet.The planchet split after it was struck but hold off for the more qualified to answer
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Valued Member
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Yup, definitely looks like a split after strike cent. Very cool coin!
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New Member
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How does the lincoln head show on the reverse side I'm confused.
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New Member
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Could this be the end cut off the rob that was not discarded and sent into the die with another planchet. There is a defining ring around the reverse side.
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Valued Member
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How does the lincoln head show on the reverse side I'm confused. The reverse split away, and now you are looking at the indentation of Lincoln's head at the back of the obverse. http://error-ref.com/Split_plan_after.html |
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New Member
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That makes sence but how do you explain the ring is that the same cause.
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Valued Member
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I've never seen anything like that, very cool.
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Valued Member
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In 1944 the mint was required to mix spent cannon shells and other military ordinance brass with the metal used to strike cents. They had issues getting the mix right and there are a fair number of lamination errors that year. Yours looks like an extreme example, very nice. As to the ring, my guess would be a byproduct of the upsetting machine. BTW, blanks aren't cut off of rods, they are punched out of sheets or strips, kind of like a cookie cutter.
Joe Paonessa
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Pillar of the Community
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Cool find Jester!
Nice call Badger I did not even notice it was a shell casing cent.
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that is definately one cool coin I have never seen anything like that before either!
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Posted 08/06/2013 4:29 pm
