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Valued Member
United States
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Edited by yontan
07/24/2016 01:01 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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How does it look sandwiched between to normal BU cents? the coin maybe a tapered planchet?
Edited by coop
07/23/2016 5:06 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Must be some sort of major Greaser, but I don't think that would account for such a weight discrepancy.  |
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I don't think a Greaser makes a coin lighter in weight. It's the same amount of metal just distributed differently. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would say a planchet issue.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the stock was rolled thin at some point. Thus struck on a rolled thin planchet? Thanks, Doug.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Error, lightweight blank.
Probly originated at the end of the blanking strip.
Value perhaps $10 or so.
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Valued Member
 United States
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so, my thought that it was from the thin end of stock is probably correct. And, no, the cent does not seem tapered, though with a 2 thousandths difference from side to side, it would be exceedingly hard to detect.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Even a missing clad on one side of quarters and dollars will allow the strike to be weaker:   On dimes, the cladding is so thin that it doesn't show a big weakness rom the missing clad:  So I agree that the thinned planchet is the cause of the weakness of the strike on your coin. |
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Norway
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Seems like a planchet error to me, as in a thinner than usual planchet. It doesn't seem like some deliberately fabricated error or post mint damage to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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FYI, thought I'd double check foreign coinage produced this year at US mint and found several of copper composition, but all listed for this year were produced at the Philadelphia mint so should not apply here. Thanks, Doug.
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07/24/2016 12:12 pm
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I learned more today. Thanks for all the info and pictures. Bill.
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