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trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 09:45 am I've got several blank planchets from the collection I bought recently. They look legitimate and weights are right. Most of them are in labeled 2x2s. Some are labeled Type 1 and others are labeled Type 2. I was under the impression that Type 1 & 2 clad coins were die varieties. How could you possibly distinguish between a Type 1 & Type 2 blank planchet? Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 96800 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 09:51 am pictures of them will help us help you better. But a type 1 will be a blank - it will not have any proto rim. a type 2 will have a proto rim after it left the upsetting mill. 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 02/21/2023 10:04 am That sums it up well. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24167 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 10:19 am I've always called Type 1 blanks and type 2 planchets. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96800 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 10:34 am Quote: I've always called Type 1 blanks and type 2 planchets Yep, that is what their names for these unstruck future coins/medals are 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 10:43 am Correct answers here. Type one are the cut blanks. The type two with the Proto rims are now planchets. They are smaller than a normal coin. When struck the planchet expands to fill the collar with a normal edge coin or a reed edge design on the coins. Why the reed edge on some of the coins: Always nice to see the differences of the type one and two and the reason for the edges on the past silver coins. So I'm putting this all in one comment to be added the CoopHome pages. (Then you can link all of this information with a link to this thread) CoopHome: What are type 1 (blanks) and type 2 (planchets)? Why are reed edges to the silver coinage in the past? blanks are the cut metal, the added upset process adds the proto rim to edge of the blank, making it a planchet. during the striking process, the struck coins will have a plain edge or a reed edge when the planchet fills the collar during the striking of the coin. the collars have the reed edge on the collar that forms the reeds during the strike. The dollars that have the devices on the outer edges of the coins are done the same way on the proof coins. But on the business strike coins they are added post strike. (thus some of the business strike coins can have the directions different) But proof dollars will all be in the same direction. Hope this helps everyone. Edited by coop 02/21/2023 10:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 1:25 pm Oh, and to complete the knowledge... Planchettes are things you use with an Ouija board... -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 4:36 pm Thanks for the great info. That fits with what the blanks & planchets are labeled as. The proto rim is pretty obvious once you know what to look for. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24167 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 5:24 pm Quote: Planchettes are things you use with an Ouija board... Bought a Roomba. Long story short, had to get rid of the rug. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
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