Interesting Find While Rolling X-Mas Funds

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twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 12/10/2015 11:57 am Every year I put all my change into a large glass jar. I even buy change to add to it, this year I bought 100.00 in half's from a teller at my bank. I do this so come Christmas I can take the change and buy something for my wife that see will not see the credit card bill before Dec. 25. While rolling the change today I came across this. a 1997 half that is "Half the thickness" of a normal Half. I still have not scaled it, but what are your thoughts? Thin Planchet or Quarter Planchet? Report this Post to the Staff

ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 12/10/2015 12:21 pm looks to me like it is just the reeding that is actually smaller. Perhaps its been in a few rolling machines or coin-op/casino machines? (assuming you mean the one in the center of the 1st picture) Report this Post to the Staff
twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 12/10/2015 12:29 pm I still have to put it on a scale but it is thinner by about 35% when I measured it with a micrometer verses the others and it is not the same full diameter as well about 20% of the rim the reeding is really light. The coin is an UNC, just like the other 99.50 others. Report this Post to the Staff
ace_ftw Pillar of the Community Canada 1747 Posts	Posted 12/10/2015 12:35 pm If its that much different, is it possible that the planchet was wrong? does the US produce foreign coins? maybe a foreign planchet got in the hopper? Report this Post to the Staff
Mayflower2020 Pillar of the Community United States 624 Posts	Posted 12/10/2015 1:25 pm I feel a quarter planchet would have made a smaller coin, if it is the right diameter it could have been thin. It doesn't look like the acid pennies that are shrunk on purpose (not sure if acid only works on copper or not). Possible fake or maybe you're right with the thin planchet. I would definitely weigh it next though. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/10/2015 1:40 pm Not well struck. The planchet is slightly smaller than a finished coin and if the strike isn't good the edge doesn't fill completely leaving beveled edges that give it the thinner appearance, especially if compared to well struck coins. If the reeding is weak part way around the coin that might result is a very slightly smaller diameter, but if there are reeds all the way around the coin it is very unlikely there would be a significant difference in the diameters. It is not likely to be struck on quarter stock thickness because the details are struck too well. If it was struck on quarter stock the high point details would be weak or missing and the peripheral details would be weak. My bet is that when you weigh it it will be within tolerance Edited by Conder101 12/10/2015 1:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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