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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
 Posted - 03/15/2010 : 16:20:57
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I found a blank ZINC penny planchet today. It fell out of my coin counter while I was counting out bags. It is slightly smaller than a stamped penny. I guess when it is struck it flattens it out a little making it the correct diameter. It weighs true at 2.5grams.
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 17:14:42
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| They're kinda cool. I found one as well. |
Are you throwing that out? |
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Bart
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
120 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 18:57:47
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Hey Slickeast -
Thats a cool find. Is it flat like a slug or does it have some kind of shape to it?
Happy hunting all! |
Nice. Yes. Very nice. |
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Shattered
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 19:09:04
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| Nice find. I'm still hoping to find one of these. |
"I need metal in my life, just like an eagle needs to fly."
-Joseph DeMaio : Die For Metal |
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maoguinn
Penny Pincher Member
USA
118 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 20:05:23
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| Nice find. I found one also. I was told they are worth about a dollar. |
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JWRAY
Penny Collector Member
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 20:12:48
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| So slick, any guess as to how many pennies you have sorted to find this one? |
MOVING SALE!!! Selling Copper Cents 1.4 shipped - in limited quantities PM me and we'll talk. |
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rakattack
Penny Pincher Member
105 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 20:15:20
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| Hey slick, I found one a while back also. Congrats! However, my blank cent was the correct size for a penny. Mine came out of a bank wrapped roll. Not sure why yours isn't the same size. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 21:01:46
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Originally posted by JWRAY
So slick, any guess as to how many pennies you have sorted to find this one?
Easily 3 million pennies. Maybe 5 million. I wouldn't have found it if it had not fell into the reject cup on my coin counter. It is a smidge smaller in diameter than a stamped and that is the only reason it fell out.
They are going for about 1 buck on e-bay. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 21:20:03
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Cool,
I was looking at one the other day in coin shop and was wishing that I could find one.
I guess that I need to go through another 4 million pennies before I find mine. |
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 21:41:15
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I have one as well. They are so darn hard to find you would think they would be worth more than a dollar until you realize that BILLIONS of those planchets at the mint that do not find their way out to the public very often.
good job on the find
On a side note has anyone ever found a copper one? |
Robber Baron= Robarons |
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highroller4321
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 22:35:48
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| You are on a "new personal find" spree lately! |
Copper Penny Investing
www.portlandmint.com |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 22:42:04
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I have found a copper one.. but usually they are zinc.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 23:14:49
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highroller, i am looking for a gold Indian in my pennies, but have not found one yet.
In the last week I found a Franklin (1st one)
A spy half.
A blank zink.
Nothing too odd, but it makes searching that much more fun.
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Junk Woody
Penny Collector Member
Canada
262 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2010 : 23:25:40
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Kurr
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2906 Posts |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 06:39:01
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| I wish i found one of those Slick. This week i found my first slug. |
Selling Copper cents. $0 FV available at 1.4xFV. Also interested in trading for wheat pennies and other coins Please pm me for requests or inquiries.
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totalcount
Penny Sorter Member
USA
77 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 08:09:46
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Neat find. I found one in the 4th or 5th box I sorted, it was zinc too. Haven't seen one since though. If only they would date them they would be more valuable :)
Bart: the one I found had a little bit of a rim because it had been through the "upset mill" I am pretty sure that before that they are called blanks and after that they are called planchets. As always, You must be logged in to see this link. |
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marine70
Penny Pincher Member
USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 16:54:19
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| Since I have been sorting I have gotten six or seven. A few days ago O found a copper penny error. It was blank except for what looked like a addition, where it had partial one cent on it. |
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SANITARIUM_INMATE
Penny Pincher Member
211 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2010 : 22:48:35
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Originally posted by totalcount
Neat find. I found one in the 4th or 5th box I sorted, it was zinc too. Haven't seen one since though. If only they would date them they would be more valuable :)
Bart: the one I found had a little bit of a rim because it had been through the "upset mill" I am pretty sure that before that they are called blanks and after that they are called planchets. As always, You must be logged in to see this link.
The ones that have a small rim and the size of a regular cent are the harder ones to find and usually get more from collectors. |
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Kiwiman
Penny Pincher Member
225 Posts |
Posted - 05/30/2010 : 11:27:09
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I found one after only about 5,000 pennies  quote:
Originally posted by knibloe
Cool,
I was looking at one the other day in coin shop and was wishing that I could find one.
I guess that I need to go through another 4 million pennies before I find mine.
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Investin Cents
Penny Pincher Member
USA
129 Posts |
Posted - 05/31/2010 : 21:58:38
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| I, too, am lucky. I found a copper one after only a few bags of cents. I think it is one of the benefits of hand-sorting. I hope everyone finds at least one CU blank! Good luck! |
Most recent book I've read: "Meltdown" by Thomas E. Woods Jr. Current book: "I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone & No One Can Pay" by John Lanchester |
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rosco
Penny Collector Member
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - 05/31/2010 : 23:00:31
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| Saw several at small coin show on Sat. Next show may buy at the $1.00 level as I need to sort at least another 3,800,000 to find one. Not in this life time as I'm a happy hand sorter with now a few 68# buys. |
Old Geezer a HAND Sorter |
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