1952 Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC Incomplete /Rolled Thin Planchet Or Poss. Foreign 2.78 Gr

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themaineway Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 4:33 pm help with this 1952 cent weighing 2.78 grams. coin does not seem to be out of round like I would expect from a PMD hit. might anyone know of foreign planchets for that year? or if there is a way to tell if it is just an incomplete / rolled thin planchet as coin looks evenly thin on the edge when flipped 180 and the weakness is on both obverse and reverse, or if is it really just PMD... and if so could you please explain a little as to why PMD Thank you Edited by themaineway 04/03/2018 4:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

still lookin Pillar of the Community 967 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 4:35 pm I appears to me to be rolled thin on the west side of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 5:11 pm Looks like it. The weight should be slightly less. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 10:40 pm It does appear to be struck on a thin/underweight planchet. There is appropriate weakness in the strike and I don't see any evidence of acid damage. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/04/2018 12:41 pm I'm thinking struck on a tapered planchet. The planchet was cut close to the starting end of the strip where it's tapered down to enter the rollers so the planchet is thinner on one side than the other. The result is a planchet that is underweight, of the proper to mention, but thinner on one side than the other. After upsetting the planchet will still have raised rim all the way around, but weaker on the tapered side. Coin struck from such planchet will often show full or nearly full rims the lack of detail on one side due to a lack of material and it will typically be underweight. The coin in question here seems to fit this. Report this Post to the Staff
themaineway Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 04/04/2018 8:10 pm Thank you spruett001 and coop as always for your time to reply and knowledge. conder101 thank you for the detailed analysis. it explains it very well and makes cents..lol.. I do not know alot about this but after further thought I would think, if the entire planchet was rolled thin the entire strike would have been distorted/weak? So Thank you for the education Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/04/2018 10:45 pm Quote: after further thought I would think, if the entire planchet was rolled thin the entire strike would have been distorted/weak? You are correct. How weak a strike depends on how thin the planchet is. My post wasn't very clear, but I'm glad Conder101 explained it so thoroughly, as usual. The proper term is, as mentioned, struck on a tapered planchet. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 04/04/2018 11:24 pm Tapered planchet seems most likely. To me seems tapered or thin on two sides and both edge views. I'm flagging for future reference. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73987 Posts	Posted 04/05/2018 12:10 am I am in agreement that this Wheat cent was struck on a Tapered Planchet. Here's the link to Tapered Planchets. http://www.error-ref.com/tapered-planchets/ Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 04/05/2018 12:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
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1952 LWC Incomplete /Rolled Thin Planchet Or Poss. Foreign 2.78 Gr