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Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 07/29/2009 7:35 pm Picked this up over the weekend. I keep finding these lately. Did not think much of it until I got it home. Figured it was just another planchet. Weighs in @ 3.1 grams. Both sides are smooth with no signs of it going through the upset mill. Not positive though. Any thoughts ? http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008...06/blnk1.jpg http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008...06/blnk2.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 07/29/2009 7:38 pm looks like all mine! None of mine have upset rims Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/29/2009 7:45 pm Looks like a type 1 blank. Note Biokemist's image: Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 07/29/2009 7:50 pm Type 1 ? Also, this seems to be a 95% copper not plated. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/29/2009 7:56 pm The blank is referred to as type 1 The upset planchet is often called type 2. Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 07/29/2009 8:55 pm Oh I see. I was just a little confused when I saw those pics. I had read somewhere once that these blanks are rarer out there than planchets. that it would be, for some reason harder to get those out into circulation than planchets. wonder what the ratio/numbers are on these. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/29/2009 10:46 pm The Zincolns are from an outside source. The copper planchets were homemade like the other planchets. Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 07/29/2009 11:44 pm So mint employees could take the blanks home easily back when/then ? If that is what you mean by home made (mint) or Homemade as in slugs ? I'm just curious as to how both the blanks and planchets get into circ. and if the planchets are more available in circ. or the blanks ? Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 07/30/2009 12:45 am You can actually buy cent planchets from the mint, though there overpriced. One comes in the Collecting America's Coins Beginners Basics Set thats still available for sale on the mint web site. Occasionally blank planchets also slip through the mint when they get stuck in the bottom of bins and then come loose again and other circumstances. -XoG Report this Post to the Staff
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