2011 Lincoln Cent? Double Clipped Planchet? Or Exploding Zinc?

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elliottite Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 07:19 am Helloooo again...this penny is no looker and probably hung around a parking lot for a while but there are what looks to be a clipped planchet here. But I'm not so sure. I would really like to know if it could be a clipped planchet and because the zinc is exposed when this happens the zinc rot begins as expected and the edges of the clipped section become somewhat jagged and rough. I guess the question is, can a coin start out a clipped planchet and because of zinc rot, it would just look like zinc rot. I ask only because I have recently ran into several clipped planchet LOOking coins that had a very simmetrical clipped planchet LOOking shape to them. I hope ya'll understand what I'm trying to ask. Thank you for everyone's help on this lovely forum and for putting up with me... Edited by elliottite 04/27/2022 07:20 am Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21603 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 07:20 am Not a clipped planchet, PMD A clipped planchet would not have the zinc core exposed, it would be copper. Report this Post to the Staff
elliottite Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 07:23 am I am now confused...Are you saying a clipped planchet can only be on a copper coin? Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19150 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 07:31 am Given the somewhat ragged edges of the two features--not nicely curved (as 'clean' arcs)--I don't believe these are classic planchet clips. Not seeing evidence of the Blakesley effect either. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 07:42 am Intentional "clip" PMD. On a copper plated cent,a clip would be plated over with copper. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 07:45 am Quote: can a coin start out a clipped planchet and because of zinc rot, it would just look like zinc rot. Sure, but there might be other clues such as the Blakesley Effect that would point to the planchet having been clipped to start with. In the particular case of this coin though, it is pretty clear that neither of these clips occurred prior to the coin being struck. "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
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21603 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 07:51 am Quote: I am now confused...Are you saying a clipped planchet can only be on a copper coin? Maybe I should have been a little more specific. The coins are made from a zinc core. These cores are then plated with copper to make the blanks which make the planchets for striking the coins. If the blanks had an incomplete planchet, the edges would be copper plated along with the rest of the blank. Report this Post to the Staff
elliottite Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 08:33 am Awesome, Thank you. Everyone. I appreciate the patients ya'll give me. I am learning from ya'll. I will probably have more posts with questions that have answers that are commonly obvious to the more seasoned. and thank you JimmyD for the extra explanation. Very helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 09:02 am ?expolding zinc? funny way to phrase that. I like it. But it looks like it was broken or or severely zinc rotted.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 10:12 am Exploding zinc - that's a winner! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 3:43 pm If it were were a legit clip, the edge would be copper plated. Your is not, so it is just coin damage: Note the edge where the planchet was over the edge of the metal is plated. On the fake ones, there is no plating there. (Like your coin is missing and the size are not correct either) Report this Post to the Staff
elliottite Valued Member United States 261 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 12:18 am Thank you everyone for your chime in. I have been educated here. I thought the clipping would happen after the plating. Thank you again. I love learning this stuff. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 12:42 pm Welcome to the coin addiction zone. What if you have questions answered before you could even think of them? A place you will enjoy on this site it this area: CoopHome. Note the color turned blue? On this site all the areas/links that have additional information will show up in blue. Click them and you will learn more information. But on the first one mentioned here, there are answers to questions, topics discussed and thousands of images to look at along with information on what your are seeing. Take look and you will note time flying by you. Enjoy this venue. A lot of information on these links. Report this Post to the Staff
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