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EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 2:23 pm Diameter is slightly smaller than a struck cent. Weighs 3.1 grams which would place it in pre-zinc penny years if I'm not mistaken. No rims. Thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 3:01 pm Looks like a type 1 planchet to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189502 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 3:30 pm Nice find! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 3:30 pm and a pretty nice one too! Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 6:11 pm Has the appearance of type 1. Type 1 planchet (pre upset) is referred to a blank. Type 2 planchet (after upset) is then referred to a planchet. Type 1 or blanks are supposedly less common than type 2 planchets. The upset process takes the blank and creates the proto rim and reduces the diameter in preparation of the press or coining process. Curious if any ones knows of a good diameter reference for type 1 (before) and then type 2 (after) preferably for all US coins? Can not find a reference anywhere. I thought I read somewhere blanks start out at or close to a coins normal diameter and were then reduced during the upset mill process. Just wondering Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/24/2015 6:12 pm The width should be slightly different. Nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/25/2015 2:36 pm The Planchet should be slaightly smaller than the finished coin so that it might easily drop into the collar. The blank should be larger than the planchet but I doubt if it would be larger than the finished coin. I have no specs on the diameter of the blank or planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
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