Australian 1973 20c Major Planchett Flaw

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chris112 New Member Australia 6 Posts	Posted 11/05/2018 12:47 am I found this in circulation - apart from it being a little beat up this coin has a planchett flaw peel - Should I get it graded thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/05/2018 01:53 am What you have is called a lamination error or flaw (my preferred term). The coin is a copper-nickel alloy and sometimes those metals don't mix properly and the resulting metal can separate in this way. It can appear in one small area, as in this case, or over the majority of the coin. In my experience, lamination flaws are fairly random. Yours is neat, but I wouldn't expect much, if any, premium for 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
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 11/05/2018 08:49 am I think it is a coin that had a "fin" created during striking which subsequently folded over. See here: http://www.error-ref.com/finning/ Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74811 Posts	Posted 11/05/2018 11:39 pm Nice find! It's a good example and it's a keeper. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/06/2018 01:19 am Quote: It's a good example and it's a keeper. A good example of what? Is it a Rim Fin or a lamination flaw? I said lamination because the "fault lines" extend farther into the coin and are most noticeable in the third pic. The "fin" is not alone and that suggests an alloy mixture problem to me. 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 11/06/2018 01:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 11/06/2018 06:10 am It's not the right shape for a Rim Fin. IMO it's a Lam. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
chris112 New Member Australia 6 Posts	Posted 11/06/2018 9:06 pm Thank you all for your help on this coin, can anyone tell me where I can get this or other coins graded - I am in Adelaide, South Australia. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74811 Posts	Posted 11/06/2018 10:04 pm Quote: A good example of what? Is it a Rim Fin or a lamination flaw? I said lamination because the "fault lines" extend farther into the coin and are most noticeable in the third pic. The "fin" is not alone and that suggests an alloy mixture problem to me. It's a good example of a Lamination IMHO. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 11/06/2018 10:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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