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Copper Nickel Plancet

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 Posted 10/05/2008  1:37 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add bigcathy to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have a nickel (jefferson) image stamped on a copper penny plancet.
It is flattened out a little since it was a peny plancet.
It appears to be stamped with the nickel image.
I wasn't sure if I can ask if it is worth much? Sorry if this is
not allowed.
What would be the best sources in trying to sell this oddity.
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 Posted 10/05/2008  1:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kloccwork419 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You can ask. Get it graded. Then everyone will know its authentic. ebay or any auction site will sell good. I'm not sure on what its worth.It depends on the grade of the coin.

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Hi,

Is there a way that you can post a picture of the coin. We need to see the condition of the coin and we need to be sure that it is indeed a five-cent coin struck on a cent planchet.

It will also help us to see if it was struck on a cent planchet or on an already struck cent.

It will also allow us to see if the coin was what we call a "squeeze job" which is when two coins are pressed together in a vice, or hammered to transfer details from one coin into another.

There are too many variables to advise someone on a price without seeing what it looks like.

Thanks,
Bill

Thanks,
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 Posted 10/05/2008  5:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Variables: Weight, color, how it fits on the planchet, appearance, alignment. Images would be the best aid to help now.
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 Posted 10/06/2008  10:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
bigcathy,
to CCF,i am sure you will find a lot of good advice here.
If you could take a digital photo and post it here that would help a lot , you can use a site like Photobucket or one of the others to help you post the image.
Hope this info helps you out.
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You can ask. Get it graded. Then everyone will know its authentic.

And it will cost a significant percentage of the value of the coin (if real).
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 Posted 10/11/2008  2:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bigcathy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank You for your suggestions.
I will try and get a picture sent sometime soon.
I don't own a digital camera so it might be few
weeks before a picture can be attached.
I do know it was not squeezed as mentioned and
it does not have any other cent image on it etc.
I have had this coin since about 1964.
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 Posted 10/11/2008  11:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Here is an example of a real Nickel on a Cent planchet.
Copper-Nickel-Plancet
Note how the design goes over an edge and some letters are missing? The is because the planchet is smaller that the nickel die. The strike can be more on center and still leave edges of devices missing as it goes over the edge of the planchet.
It a coin were Squeezed, It would have a reversed/mirrored image instead of a normal strike.
Copper-Nickel-Plancet
Note the reversed images over the other coins devices. It they used an un-struck planchet, the normal devices may be missing, but a reversed design would indicate a garage job.
Weight would be something I would check. Does it weight like a normal cent or like a nickel? Thickness could tell if it is the same thickness of a cent or nickel?
Color: Is the coin a copper color like a cent or a dry looking brown? Some nickels left out side tarnish with a color like red primer. Totally flat and lacking luster. So here are few other thing to compare your coin with.
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