Planchet Error

iampoorman2 · New Member

I've always wondered about this one. Any guesses?

Bob P · Site Admin

Looks as though the copper plating has either been scraped or has delaminated somewhat. Makes it look pretty ugly...huh??

iampoorman2 · New Member

It's actually slabbed as a planchet error. I found it and was wondering if it was post mint or not.

smed · Senior Member

The obverse looks like a possible planchet flaw, but the reverse looks like road rash.

Bob P · Site Admin

Well, if it is slabbed as a planchet error, it would be pre or mint. Most laminations will occur sometime after the coin leaves the mint. The defect with the planchet where the copper plating does not adhere to the zinc may some times take a while to show itself. In this case, the error was pre mint, but being able to actually see it, might not happen until well after it has left the mint.

coop · Expert Member

On the reverse if coins rub into and cause a nick it referred to as a bag nick. These are usually seen as a dent or sometimes as a curved line. On your reverse it looks straight across as if someone used a puddy knife or some thing straight across to scratch the reverse. Obverse, not sure maybe something added in a line to see if the platting could be removed. May be a shop experimental coin trying to remove the platting trying to create an unplatted Cent? I could be wrong, cause I have been before. Just my opinion.

iampoorman2 · New Member

PCGS slabbed it as a 64, so I'm guessing it's legit and happened during the minting.

coop · Expert Member

It may be that the PCGS grader could see something that we couldn't. If they zinc was seperating and causing the platting to fall off, they might have noticed this. So it depends on the grader as to what they see.