2016-D Cent But Looks Like It Was Done On The Wrong Blank - Page 2

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6538 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 12:46 pm I haven't yet encountered anyone talking about spooned zinc cents. I have to imagine that zinc would make a terrible ring. Silver, copper, cupronickel—sure, but not zinc. Dryer Coin seems like the plausible conclusion here. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96837 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 12:48 pm yes, true, but still... 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
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 4:37 pm A spooned coin will not have any damage to the surfaces like this one does, just the edge. A spooned coin doesn't necessarily have to be made into a coin. Sometimes it's just to see if you can do it. Report this Post to the Staff
Dowhat Pillar of the Community United States 877 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 6:19 pm Additionally, coin are not struck on blanks - they get struck on Planchets Quote: So there are no known examples of coins struck on blanks erroneously? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 6:28 pm https://www.error-ref.com/?s=struck+on+blank Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 7:17 pm Lastly, while we're dumping on the ZLincons... Mid-year 1982 the mint switched from solid planchets (95% copper 5% zinc) to Copper-plated Zinc. For the first couple of years, the plating was even thinner than it is today and it flaked off easily. -----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
Dowhat Pillar of the Community United States 877 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 05:08 am John1, thanks for the link. So coins are known that have been struck on blanks. I do not believe this to be the case concerning this coin, yet to state that coins are not struck on blanks is not entirely accurate. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96837 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 09:06 am Quote: So there are no known examples of coins struck on blanks erroneously? Is that what I said? Hmm ANYTHING can happen, but you took my statement far too far to the literal end. I never said that blanks don't get struck by the dies I said that coin are struck on planchets. not blanks I don't think a blank could entirely fit between the collar as a blank would be a bit too large in diameter before the upsetting mils reduced them a tiny bit. As with the example on Error.ref - that was only 'partially' struck (could it not fit properly in the chamber? Who knows, I don't work at the Mint.) But to me a half struck blank to me is not a coin yet. 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
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 09:09 am If you want to be really pedantic, it is a coin when it's monetized by the government (Mint + Fed). Until then it's just inventory. -----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
Dowhat Pillar of the Community United States 877 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 6:54 pm Sorry Dearborn. I was just a bit confused because I was sure that I had read somewhere in the past of examples of blanks having been struck It must have been the same link provided earlier. My intention was not to offend anyone. Sorry about that. Report this Post to the Staff
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