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kirkland
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USA
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 Posted - 02/02/2010 : 16:15:11
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This might need to go into the penny section, but is a blank planchet U.S. zinc penny of any value, and has anybody else found one?
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 16:42:00
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This is a numismatic question, in my opinion you posted in the right place.
I have a 3.1g copper one. I think they're maybe a buck or two? |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 17:01:57
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| Is there a way to find out their value? |
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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
USA
406 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2010 : 17:11:32
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| can you post pic? |
visit www.crazycoinguy.com
for information on how to sort, what to sort, and sorting equipment. We also sell copper pennies in bulk, and other coins. |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 17:11:52
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Just searched it on google.
On FeeBay, one typically sells for about $1-$5, and a coin dealer might pay a dollar for one. |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 19:40:33
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I just found a copper AND a zinc blank planchet in the same box this past weekend. I think they are pretty cool finds. |
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 16:25:15
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| Only one small problem. Many people are now placing blank pieces of Copper, Zinc or anything made in companies that make washers into rolls and returning to banks. It is really difficult to tell if a blank made there or at the Mint for a coin. |
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country_bumpkin
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 02/05/2010 : 16:35:21
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Weighing with a gram scale would rule out any home-made blanks.
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kirkland
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USA
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Posted - 02/05/2010 : 16:43:50
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| I have done that, country bumpkin. It definitely isn't a home made one because it has the same rim as a regular penny and exactly the same size. I'm going to have my local coin dealer check it out too. |
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jadedragon
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Canada
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Posted - 02/05/2010 : 19:43:21
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| It's called a plancet. There are different kinds - without rims (did not get that step) and with rims (missed striking). I've found a couple so far. Nice thing to add to your collection. |
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/05/2010 : 19:59:31
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| Plancet? No, planchet. Maybe different terms in Canada, I don't know. Anyway, it is a nice addition, as I have not found any other coin like it before. |
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jadedragon
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Canada
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Posted - 02/05/2010 : 23:50:13
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| Sorry - typo - not a word I use that often. I learned it at realcent. |
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony
Passive Income blog |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/06/2010 : 07:55:51
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2010 : 14:04:03
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Weighing with a gram scale would rule out any home-made blanks.
Absolutely no method of checking. Blanks made of the same material as the original would weigh the same. Although the actual rim being there is sort of a tip off that it is real. Those too are kind of common and go for from $1 to $10 depending on how much detail if any is present. |
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