Just Back From PCGS 2 Cent Planchet

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twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 05/03/2024 5:12 pm Well, I have never seen a confirmed 2 Cent planchet until now. So, I thought I would share what I think is the 1st PCGS certified 2 cent planchet. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/03/2024 5:16 pm Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/03/2024 5:31 pm First I've ever seen! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19120 Posts	Posted 05/03/2024 5:38 pm Well that's interesting--something new every day. Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9152 Posts	Posted 05/03/2024 7:53 pm Well you now have a first, congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73736 Posts	Posted 05/03/2024 11:11 pm Very cool, congratulations! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 05/04/2024 12:49 am That is a new one to me. Interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15392 Posts	Posted 05/04/2024 06:44 am Interesting for sure. What was the motivation to pay that kind of money to get this into a slan? Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 05/04/2024 09:06 am Well, the 1st reason to have this piece certified is it was the only "claimed to be 2 cent planchet I have ever seen that had the exact Grain weight of a 2-cent piece". To understand the rarity of the piece you need to look at the history and the commercial use of copper from 1860 / 1945. 1st is the use of copper windings for elector magnets for the telegraph service and single wire land lines. Then we moved to heavy commercial use in Industry and then households. The overall size of copper coins dramatically became smaller as the industrial use increased. This had a 2-part reason the 1st reason was to prevent people from just melting down "Cents, Centavo's, Crowns and alike as the metal content then stayed below the market value of copper. The second reason was shortages in supply of copper over the years. During WWII copper was in vary short supply, to the point in the US we had Rubber and Copper drives. People and kids would literally go out and collect and then sell scraps of rubber and copper or aluminum as well as a few other War rationed items. Copper planchets "copper blanks would be considered SCRAP" so a confirmed real planchet from 1864/73 that has survived the pillaging of copper telegraph lines, the Great Depression and then WWII's multi rubber and copper scrap drives in the US is fairly rare. Edited by twohawks 05/04/2024 09:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94891 Posts	Posted 05/04/2024 9:57 pm Well this looks like it has the proto rim - making this a planchet not a blank - which makes it a type 2, not a type 1. But it is a bit difficult to be certain due to the nature of this small image. (but I think I'm correct) 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
twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 05/12/2024 08:24 am It looks like this is the second planchet graded, I found this one a few days back. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/13/2024 11:59 am Quote: It looks like this is the second planchet graded, I found this one a few days back. Also very interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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