1969 1 Cent Broken Planchet - Beauty!

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robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 04/26/2018 10:32 pm I am thrilled with this pick up! it has spent a long time in an old 2x2. I didn't know if it was attached or not until a few minutes ago. as soon as I freed it, it easily slid apart with no help but it fits nicely back together. it doesn't appear that it was forced apart at any time. I noticed that it is well struck at 6 o'clock but weakly struck at 12 o'clock as if it was a tilted die or maybe the break affected the strike? comments? Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/26/2018 10:39 pm Nice! I don't know if a partial planchet break would affect the strike quality within a collar, but the obverse die was at least slightly off-center, if not tilted. It must have finally broken apart completely after being in the hands of the discoverer. The patina is not seen on most of the cross section, so it obviously completely broke apart much later than it was minted. 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 Edited by spru 04/27/2018 12:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 04/26/2018 11:01 pm it also spent decades in a 2x2 tightly fit together. that would affect the amount of oxidation in the break compared to the surface. or it could have been forced apart. who knows. Report this Post to the Staff
HoboNickelCarver Pillar of the Community United States 717 Posts	Posted 04/26/2018 11:55 pm Wow! Amazing Find. This is the first I've ever seen like that. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 12:50 am Quote: who knows. Yeah, it doesn't really matter because it is an excellent find to have both pieces. I like it. 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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 05:09 am Very cool. Now for the two big questions: where did you get it and what did it set you back? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 08:34 am got it on ebay for $45 Canadian. I was surprised I got it with only one other bidder interested. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 09:14 am Wow,that seems like a great deal. What do you think the retail value is? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 09:38 am Very interesting. IMO you should get it authenticated. Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 11:53 am I have no idea what retail would be on this coin. It was listed at $30 for opening bid. I set my max bid at $60. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 9:29 pm This is the 2nd coin in 2 pieces that I have seen. I own a 1947 Australian Halfpenny that is in similar condition. Pics of my coin are here (taken in 2011): http://goccf.com/t/174783 Sorry robmck1967, not trying to hi-jack your thread. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 9:41 pm no problem! thanks for sharing. interesting coins we have! Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 9:57 pm Quote: got it on ebay for $45 Canadian. I was surprised I got it with only one other bidder interested. I saw that one... but I just purchased a major error, so I have to let these ones slide by for a while... snap them up while you can!! "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 10:18 pm sooo nice of you to share...lol Report this Post to the Staff
johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1620 Posts	Posted 04/28/2018 11:42 pm Very cool! Report this Post to the Staff
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