1942 Wheat Cent/Foreign Planchet - Coin Community Forum

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Skippy72 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 02/27/2019 12:33 am Good evening everybody I just have a few questions about this Wheat cent,which I have quite a few of them in this year. The obverse and reverse of the coin shows the raised images of the Ecuador 20 Centavo but it only weighs 3.26 grams and not 4.0 grams like the foreign planchet that it was struck on. I have quite a few coins that have the same circumstances in different years and was wondering what the reasoning is behind it or if it is a different form of error or not. This coin here has clipped as well and I could not find a listing on it so I figured I would put it on here for you guys too set me straight with the facts on this coin I appreciate it in advance and thank you. Here are a few images... Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34441 Posts	Posted 02/27/2019 12:40 am @skippy, yes this looks like a clipped plachet to me, although your pics don't show much evidnce of an underlying strike. Perhaps you can upload a close up pic with arrows or some indication of what you are seeing with the coin in hand? Beyond that, I am uncertain how any coin could be struck on a diiferent plnchet but still weigh the right amount as if it was struck on a normal cent planchet. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75050 Posts	Posted 02/27/2019 12:44 am Nice find! It's a Curved Incomplete Clipped Planchet. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Skippy72 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 02/27/2019 01:55 am I was wondering what the correct terminology was for it or if it was PMD. So, thanks. Is it listed anywhere? And Spence, thanks for your input. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/27/2019 04:33 am All I see is a clipped planchet. Check your scale,the coin should weigh 3.1 grams +/-.13 grams. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/27/2019 08:58 am Agree, normal coin with small clip. Nice find! Report this Post to the Staff
seanqueue Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 02/27/2019 09:21 am Agreed that it is a genuine clip. Unlike varieties, errors like this are not "listed" anywhere because each is unique. I can tell you from personal experience that clips are not uncommon on WWI-era cents, and your coin is worth $2-4 to an error collector. Sean Report this Post to the Staff
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