1897 Indian Head Cent / IHC Split Planchet? Foreign Planchet? PMD? ?

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scotty11 Pillar of the Community United States 1042 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 8:17 pm I'm hoping to get a diameter measurement and a weight on it tomorrow sometime. In hand, it's bigger in diameter, but it's as thin/thick as any other 1897 IHC. The rims, dentils, and the reverse have me puzzled. I picked this out of a $.25 bargin bin last year. I should have a diameter and weight for ya sometime tomorrow afternoon/evening. Report this Post to the Staff

52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8516 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 8:37 pm Looks like someone beat on it. The reverse is pretty flattened. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
coinmaster2 Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 08/29/2013 11:20 pm Pretty beat up. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/30/2013 04:26 am possibly smacked with a hammer a board or piece of leather would preserve the coin details enough and stop outright damage from showing up. Why? Who knows people do weird things to coins all the time. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/30/2013 05:06 am Looks PMD. A larger foreign blank planchet will not fit in the collar of an IHC before the die strikes it. A split planchet will weigh less and be thinner then normal. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 08/30/2013 1:36 pm To my eyes, it has been (softly) hammered against something that transferred a design to the reverse. I don't think I'm seeing a broadstrike. Report this Post to the Staff
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1897 IHC Split Planchet? Foreign Planchet? PMD? ?