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zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 01/18/2010 11:26 am Not one of my favorite coins by any means, but I thought that it was interesting and eye catching, so I wound up with it. I 'think' that this is a cracked planchet, but I have never held one before, so I am asking. Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/18/2010 11:41 am Cracked planchet, and quite a dramatic one. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/18/2010 12:15 pm Not that it happens very often, but I have to disagree with SuperDave. That is a lamination with a partial delamination, not a cracked planchet. You can see the delaminated postion along the lower jaw to the back of the head. Planchet cracks go all the way through the coin and are most apparent on edge like this Peace Dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/18/2010 12:35 pm We actually agree, biokemist, due to my usual imprecision about terminology. The strict technical definition of "cracked planchet," of course, meets your description. OTOH, what we see here looks more like a crack than a hole, and since it quacked I called it a duck. Report this Post to the Staff
zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 01/18/2010 12:55 pm Thanks very much Dave and bio. Along with that link that bio provided, I am just straight as a pretzel on what I should call this thing now. No crack through the coin by the way. Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 01/19/2010 07:12 am actually a nice lamination. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 01/19/2010 11:19 am I would probably call this one a lamination error also instead of split or cracked planchet but since I am no error expert I am just going by what I have heard others call coins that look similar Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/19/2010 11:51 am I would call it a lamination. Cracked planchet is normally reserved for coins where the crack goes all the way through the planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
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