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Jay Kristofferson Valued Member United States 87 Posts	Posted 10/23/2013 7:28 pm Hint 1: What category this post is in. Hint 2: United States. Diameter: 37.8mm Thickness: 3mm Weight: 25.9 grams Metal: Bronze. The Buffalo nickel is just for size comparison. Report this Post to the Staff

denco7 Pillar of the Community United States 2543 Posts	Posted 10/23/2013 8:13 pm It's a Morgan dollar 1921, a D mint mark I believe. or A U.S. mint Denver Colorado bronze token. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 10/23/2013 11:00 pm Looks like a big plug nickel ... Is it a Bama Buck? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 11:08 am Might it be the blank planchet for a 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Louisiana Purchase Exposition medal? Edited by philadelphian 10/24/2013 11:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
Jay Kristofferson Valued Member United States 87 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 1:55 pm A comparison of the 1904 Saint Louis Planchet (left)and the Planchet in question is in the image below. I just happened to have the Saint Louis planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 2:05 pm An Ike $1 planchet? Report this Post to the Staff
Jay Kristofferson Valued Member United States 87 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 2:39 pm Ike Planchet. Weight: 22.6 grams Diameter: 37.5 mm Thickness: 2.6 mm Mystery Planchet Weight: 25.9 grams Diameter 37.8 mm Thickness 3.0 mm See image below for the two Planchets with the Ike on the left. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 3:18 pm It appears we have a blank planchet collector in our midst! Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorCoins222 Pillar of the Community United States 1699 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 3:23 pm Looks very much like a bronze planchet used to produce the 1 1/2 inch mint medals for Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco (and New Orleans too, but I don't think they allowed you to mint your own). Atleast that's what it looks like! Edited by ErrorCoins222 10/24/2013 3:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 3:51 pm I was considering those US mint medals as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Jay Kristofferson Valued Member United States 87 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 4:56 pm Congratulations to several correct guesses.You all are just too good. It is indeed a Mint Medal. The story is thus. Years ago my parents dropped me off at the old San Francisco Mint and then they went to Fisherman's Wharf. Back then, and this was just after the dinosaurs died out, one could go to the gift shop and purchase the blanks for the mint medals, for $1.50. You then walked a short space down the hall and could watch the medal struck as you pushed the button handed to you by the operator. Well, being a collector of a few error coins I purchased two blanks and had only one struck. The blank must be scarce I would imagine. Side note. The mint closed 15 minutes after I was left there so I walked all the way to the wharf to find my parents and family. A long walk it was. I have only a Golden Dollar Planchet, a Suzie and a couple of cent planchets. I have sold many different blank planchets over the Years. Report this Post to the Staff
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