1964 UK Half Penny -Wrong Planchet - Coin Community Forum

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first4 Valued Member Australia 100 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 08:13 am Hi Guys, I think there is something wrong with this 1964 1/2 penny. I think they used a Copper Nickel planchet at mint rather than bronze. Its 29mm and 5.69g. Non magnetic. The edge is flat. Any other examples of this error? Maybe a planchet from another country. Edited by first4 08/14/2024 08:29 am Report this Post to the Staff

first4 Valued Member Australia 100 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 08:15 am There is a slight rotation error on this coin, I forgot to mention. Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3467 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 09:04 am That Half Cent appears to be plated. There are areas of exposed copper visible where the plating is chipping/wearing away. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 09:51 am Most likely plated. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 10:04 am I concur, plated coin. 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
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5391 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 10:25 am Plated , not an error . Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 10:39 pm Perhaps a "quick counterfeit" - take a halfpenny, plate it silver, and hey presto, it can pass as a shilling, for a handy 240% profit (minus the cost of the electroplating rig). Pass it face-up, and you can barely tell that it's not a shilling unless you happen to notice the edge is plain. Doing this was (and still is) quite illegal, of course, since the only reason you'd do it is to make a counterfeit. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73579 Posts	Posted 08/14/2024 11:40 pm I agree. It's been plated. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 08/15/2024 10:28 am Quote: Perhaps a "quick counterfeit" - take a halfpenny, plate it silver, and hey presto, it can pass as a shilling... 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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