1961 Jefferson on Copper planchet

Trime

Error experts
I was shown today a 1961 Jefferson on a copper planchet. It looks like a D mintmark although the D is incomplete. Is this a previously described planchet error? What is a good reference or web site for errors of this type?

MadMarty

Send it to ANACS, I have a few Jeffersons on Lincoln planchetts. They get graded MSXXRD! Love having a Jefferson with a RD in it!

NBSQLGeek

This is actually my favorite of errors. Im watching one on EBAY. Stands out the most.

nucklehead

<< <i>Send it to ANACS, I have a few Jeffersons on Lincoln planchetts. They get graded MSXXRD! Love having a Jefferson with a RD in it! >>

That would be neat to see,wrong planchet errors are spectacular.One website that I like is Errorworld.com.can't link it but it's worth checking out.

seanq

The first thing I would suggest before you or your friend spend any money certifying it is a simple weight check. If the nickel weighs the same as a copper cent, you have something there. It's not all that uncommon to find a nickel of normal composition with a copper color, and I've also seen a very deceptive counterfeti on a full-size copper planchet.

BTW, there are lunatics like me who collect those things by date. I personally don't, but based on what I've seen 1961-D is not at all a common date for that error. Might fetch a real nice price in the right market.


Sean Reynolds

Trime

I will weigh the coin but this is not a copper toned 5C piece. It is on a 1C planchet.
Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I wiill update when I have more info.

richbeat

If struck on a cent planchet, it should also be thinner than a nickel and I would think that not all of the design would show--the outer parts would be missing.

richbeat

Rethinking that--since nickel and cent planchets are very close in size, the cent planchet may spread enough with the strike to include all of the design.