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For some reason I like the year 1966, and when I see a nice error on this year I tend to pick it up. This one seems particularly attractive and paid $28 for it. The coin weighs in at 1.95g. 1966 Lincoln Memorial cent mint error - struck on split planchet   |
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Please tell us more a bout how this occurred.
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Beautiful example! I have yet to pick up an example of a split planchet, gonna have to start looking for a good priced one.
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Split before striking, so it must be extra thin, right? The unstruck spots on the center of the rev seem to correspond with Abe's portrait on the obv. All around a pretty cool coin!
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At some point during the manufacture of the planchet, the coin split through the middle. This is generally referred to as the split following an internal lamination in the metal. Then the half-planchet made it to the striking chamber, where it was, more or less, properly struck. The weakness seen is due to the overall lack of metal to fill things out. The deepest spots on the die's obverse lose most of their detail, and with all the metal attempting to fill those areas the corresponding sections of the reverse can be extremely weak to pretty much unstruck (showing the lamination striations.
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For educational purposes, I'm going to add another coin to this thread. This is a 1963 struck on split planchet. The difference between the coins is whether the split side was facing the anvil die or the hammer die. For the 1966, it was split side down and the lamination remnants show up on the reverse. For this 1963 it was split side up and the lamination remnants show up on the obverse. 1963 Lincoln Memorial cent mint error - struck on split planchet   |
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Nice coin.. I'm thinking I should go shopping for one...
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very cool. Like the 2nd coin posted above.
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I would throw in my Half Cent, but have it packed away at the moment. If memory serves, it was an early 1970's. I found it in a convenient stores take penny cup, so I took a penny and left a quarter. Also curious about the weight of the 1963 if known. I've often wondered about whats the lightest US copper cent (planchet) struck at any of the US mints. Thanks, Doug. Edited by Halo1st
03/26/2021 10:04 pm
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Thanks so much for all the kind words!
The weight of the 1963 is 1.50g. It's thin, but not nearly the thinnest out there.
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Split Planchets have to be my favourite error! Very nice!  |
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Very nice, TB! 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
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