Blank vs. Planchet
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True or false: A blank is a blank and a planchet is a planchet.
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Blank vs. Planchet
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@ Oakstar I think I would have voted TRUE but don't know what ture means. Ha Ha.
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Not only is it true that a blank is a blank and that a planchet is a planchet, but also (in reverse) that a blank is a blank and that a planchet is a planchet.😉 Additionally, while the question wasn’t asked, many numismatists distinguish a blank from a planchet.
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So professor, is a planchet always blank?
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I'm one of those that distinguishes a blank from a planchet.
I'm not a professor and I don't play one on TV, but I could answer that. I'll leave it for the professor.
Jon, that's Northern talk. You and I speak southern.
My planchets are blank, but are not blanks.
Seems like:
From the US Mint:
Ref: https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/coin-production
A Type I Blank:
A Type II Blank Planchet:
True
I’ve been told that the above US Mint description is the correct explanation. Also agree that a planchet is blank but a blank isn’t a planchet
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I am surprised that this is even still a topic for debate. The definition from the Mint has long been available. Cheers, RickO
A Planchet is not a blank but a Planchet can be blank or struck. Two definitions for the word "blank" in this instance.
I have to rethink the questions or statements when I read folks talking about blanks. Are they talking about actual blanks or planchets? There are blanks and there are blank planchets. Some of us (me) need continues and on-going reality checks to understand what they're talking about.
It's a little bit like finding "uncirculated" coins "in" circulation. Some newbies would say; how is that possible?.. I found it in circulation, how can it be uncirculated? It's a little bit like an oxymoron.
Fun to hear other opinions though.
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Then, ofcourse, there’s this description. Seems a planchet has the first step ( the rim ) in place but not run through the coining dies.
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Neither vote.
I have seen several blankety-blank planchets that have ruined gorgeous coins.
Jim
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And a blank planchet is a blank planchet.
Ya gotsta change "TURE" to "TRUE" Eh?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Blanks are flat pieces of coin stock (and sometimes knockouts from electrical boxes) - planchets indeed have been through the upset mills creating the start of a noticable rim.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Good catch @Steven59! 😂 👍🏻 I think it's called dyslexia! If I spelled that right?!?! 😂
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[ If I spelled that right?!?! 😂]
Yes. You spelled "that" right!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Let's try again.
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Oh, never mind. @Jzyskowski1 hasn't been here for awhile.
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100% agreement! That's a good thing. 👍 👍
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On a related note, while no-one has made the mistake in this thread yet, it is also worthwhile to point out the difference between a "planchet" and a "planchette".
A planchet is a coin blank that has been rimmed and prepared for striking.
A planchette is that little puck-like sliding thing they use on a Ouija board or similar mystical apparatus, and has nothing to do with coin production.
Your auto-spell-checker may attempt to alter the spelling from one to the other, depending on how well-educated it is. This web browser I'm using puts a red squiggle under both words.
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