(Warning dial-uppers) Large cent blank planchet....

intocoins

... Or is this just a really worn Large Cent ? It is the same diameter as a Large Cent. I put it next to some of my other AG Large Cents and the Rims on those were pretty much obliterated, but still showed some design. Any comments are welcome. Thanks.



Sorry the pictures are so large.

WoodenJefferson

I don't know anything about the planchet, don't even know if it could be weighed to determine if it is an unstruck coin...looks like it has rims though, hope you get an answer!

cladking

It's not an extremely worn coin. Wear will leave all three sides somewhat convex. There
certainly wouldn't be a rim or upset remaining.

Is it really a little out of round or is that a photographic effect?

Julio

Sorry I can't help. Appears to me an inkblot test. I see...No. I'm not going there. LOL.
Feel sure those more knowledgable may be able to give a clue. jws

jonathanb

That's definitely not "just a really worn Large Cent". If it were, the rims would have gone first, not last. Really worn Large Cents are slick disks, totally flat on both sides.

From appearances, that sure looks like a Large Cent blank planchet. The next test is to find out how much it weighs. If it really is a blank planchet, it should weigh exactly the same as a struck piece -- 10.89 grams.

I have three pieces that look similar to yours. One weighs 11.0 grams, one weighs 10.9 grams, and one weighs 10.0 grams. I assume that the first two are legit, within the tolerance of the scale. I assume that the third isn't a Large Cent blank, but I don't know what it is (suggestions welcomed).

Here are pics of the two that I think are real. If you look closely, you'll see that the second one has much broader rims than the first. The narrow rim was used from 1835-1843. The wide rim was used from 1843-1857. How on earth did anyone figure that out? They looked at the unstruck portion of dated off-center large cents!



Yours clearly matches the thin-rim style of the 1835-1843 planchets. Assuming the weight checks out, yours is probably worth (retail) in the $200 range.

NGC and PCGS will both slab blank planchets, if you care.

jonathan

intocoins

It has two rim dings on the one side, And i actually shot the coin on an angle so i could get more light, so its not a straight on shot which probably makes it look a little oval.

WoodenJefferson

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intocoins...take a quick look at this link, scroll down to see est. values

intocoins

<< <i>From appearances, that sure looks like a Large Cent blank planchet. The next test is to find out how much it weighs. If it really is a blank planchet, it should weigh exactly the same as a struck piece -- 10.89 grams. >>



Thanks for the info.



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Thanks for the link. Why don't they have a price for the flat edge?