What Are These Odd Large Cent Planchet Things?

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,637
Susuman Pillar of the Community United States 595 Posts	Posted 12/19/2013 5:26 pm Does anybody know what these odd large cent planchet things are? They appear pressed as there are rims, and looks line no confining collar...... My guess is someones fake fantasy perhaps? They do not look like dug coins as the surfaces are too uniform and all coins have exactly the same uniformity with no apparent obverse image. http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-CENT-...em1c34d41110 Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 12/19/2013 5:28 pm PMD. Appear burnished. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 12/19/2013 7:28 pm PMD Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/20/2013 03:15 am Fascinating. Think about them contextually - the usual mechanical suspects for such damage didn't exist during these coins' contemporary lifetime, and I can't see someone grinding them down, acid-dipping them or throwing them into a dryer in the Modern age. I'll tell you plainly, if I had the disposable income I'd probably snag these for study. If anything else, whatever happened to them occurred over a century ago, and that has an interest all its' own. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 12/20/2013 08:23 am The appearance of this PMD and the coins remaining in a group, suggests to me that these coins were likely prepared to serve some token purpose; a purpose that was never fulfilled. Perhaps, they were intended to be a host for a counterstamp? Coins having less detail remaining, typically due to wear from circulation, tend to better accentuate a counterstamp. IMHO, interesting study pieces as these are, the asking price is way too high. I'd rather have some stamped ones! Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 12/24/2013 10:59 pm Here's an example of a counterstamped token, hosted by a blank planchet that was comparable in size to that of a large cent: http://www.novanumismatics.com/numi...-toll-token/ This is a fine article by one our esteemed CCF members. There's no telling for what the OP's blanks were intended; perhaps, these toll road tokens ... or another, similar use? Report this Post to the Staff
Susuman Pillar of the Community United States 595 Posts	Posted 12/24/2013 11:11 pm ExoGuy, Thanks for the reference. These blanks I posted are not mine. I was just randomly browsing on ebay and came across them and they caught my attention as something different Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,637

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: US Coins and Currency Forums Forum: US Classic and Colonial Variety and Error Coins

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.23 seconds to rattle this change.