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Pillar of the Community
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Found this 06 LMC in the reject bin of the coin counting machine at my local bank after I had cashed in my cents through the machine. I guess someone prior to me had forgotten to check the bin as I know it was not in the cents I turned in.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Every time I hit the grocery store, I always take a peek in the coin machine, I have found some good stuff there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does not look like a broad struck coin and since it is only on the reverse (one side), I believe that this will be found to be a poorly adjusted die once the guns get here. Still, a nice find.
Jim
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I'm no pro but I will guess a misaligned planchet. Nice find. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks a bit off-center to me, therefore I will call it a off-center strike.
Edited by rockdude
05/26/2009 11:27 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Lots of different answers here, but it's actually broadstruck (ie: without a collar). It does look misalligned but it's really off on both sides. To be considered "off-center" some of the devices (lettering) actually need to be off the planchet. ~ Jim
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Technically, it would be called an "uncentered broadstrike".
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Man, it is great to learn from the best. Question, does a broadstrike planchet grow beyond proper diameter and possibly get thinner than proper tolerances allow since it is struck without a collar?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for all the responses!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Question, does a broadstrike planchet grow beyond proper diameter and possibly get thinner than proper tolerances allow since it is struck without a collar? It CAN and usually is at least slightly greater in diameter, sometimes it can be much greater in diameter. Thickness tolerance isn't really something I can really address because the mint has a tolerance for blanks but not finished coins. (Because it is really difficult to measure the thickness of a coin unless you specify the thickness at given specific points. Rim thickness differs from field to field thickness which differs from field to device thickness which differs from device to device thickness.) |
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New Member
United States
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Nice find. Guess it pays to check the reject bin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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a good way to deterimine whether or not an error such as this is a broadstrike or not is to try to put it into a plastic cent holder, if the coin wont fit into the holder than its definately broadstruck
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It overlaps the holder, will not fit and it measures out at 20MM as opposed to a normal 19MM in diameter.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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High,
Being that this is identifiable as a slight off-center strike and by the nature of the fact that off-center struck coins are struck without the collar in place. I really don't think the term Broadstrike applies anyway. It's just a slight off-center strike.
Thanks,
Bill
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