1921 British Penny .. Flaw? - Coin Community Forum

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raberto1 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 04/25/2015 07:47 am hi there . I am a new member and this is my first post . thank you for accepting me into your forum . I have been looking out some old coins for my grandson and I came across this 1921 penny . the thing is there seems to be a raised ridge that runs infront of the kings face and when you tilt it in sunlight you can see that the metal is perfectly merged with the flat of the coin it to run up to the 2 ts of BRITT and down to the d of DEI . is this a flaw on this coin or me just hoping for a good story . thanks for reading this and thanks again for the accept robert Report this Post to the Staff

Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 04/25/2015 8:22 pm Hard to say from the photo - it could be glue, though it does look like a planchet flaw coming up through the ITT of BRITT. Report this Post to the Staff
raberto1 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 04/25/2015 8:57 pm thanks for the reply MR T . I have never heard of planchet flaw , so thanks for that . I went and looked at some pics and that is what it looks like . I will now go and look for some info to pass onto my grandson . it might spark a bit of an interest for him . anything is worth a try these days . so once again thanks very much Report this Post to the Staff
Kefiroth Pillar of the Community United States 1431 Posts	Posted 04/25/2015 9:20 pm It looks like it may be a lamination peel. This happens when the metals in the bronze alloy of the coin don't mix properly. Such was a common problem in British Pennies; especially from 1920-1922. Report this Post to the Staff
raberto1 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 04/28/2015 6:53 pm here is another couple of pictures . I have looked for similar pennys with errors on and I really cant find much about extra metal as there is a slight ridge you can catch with your nail . thanks for reading Report this Post to the Staff
Kefiroth Pillar of the Community United States 1431 Posts	Posted 04/28/2015 9:34 pm That is not extra metal, but a lamination peel. An outer layer of metal on the surface of the coin has cracked and is slightly peeled away from the rest of the coin. This is a very common error, especially for pennies of that time period. Report this Post to the Staff
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