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This is a split planchet, right?

derrybderryb Posts: 37,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Had a potential bidder email me through ebay and tell me that this is not a split planchet. I believe it is. First one I've ever come across though, any experts care to comment? If its not, i sure need to know before I take someone's money for it.


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  • SUMORADASUMORADA Posts: 4,797 ✭
    Cool piece...........looks split to me......I might even bid.
    coins on ebay
  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    "Split planchet" refers to a planchet that has actually broken into two pieces, I believe.
  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey folks-

    It is not actually a split planchet, as in order for it to be one, it must be split into two pieces - an obverse and a reverse side.

    The coin is a lamination of the type often referred to as a "clam shell" since if it were split further it would be like the shell of a clam.

    A split planchet would be quite remarkable for this series!

    Lane
    Numismatist Ordinaire
    See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭


    << <i>"Split planchet" refers to a planchet that has actually broken into two pieces, I believe. >>



    kinda like the broken CC morgan image
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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>"Split planchet" refers to a planchet that has actually broken into two pieces, I believe. >>



    kinda like the broken CC morgan image >>



    No..the broken CC (which is really cool) is broken into two halves a little differently. A split planchet is actually separated along its edge.

    Lane
    Numismatist Ordinaire
    See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    kinda like the broken CC morgan

    No that's a cracked planchet... split means the obverse and reverse have delaminated.
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Man, you guys are making it worse. Now i'm really confused. How about an "almost split" planchet. Can you guys agree on that?
    And if it don't sell, i'll take a hammer and chisel to it, split it and keep it as a souvenier.

    The price of gold is set by faith, or lack of, in the currency it is priced in.

  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Does the crack go all the way around the coin?
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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,447 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Does the crack go all the way around the coin? >>


    Only about 33%

    The price of gold is set by faith, or lack of, in the currency it is priced in.

  • errormavenerrormaven Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭
    If the split is between the reverse clad layer and the core, then it's a clamshell separation. If the split is in the core, then it's a clamshell split.
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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,447 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>If the split is between the reverse clad layer and the core, then it's a clamshell separation. If the split is in the core, then it's a clamshell split. >>



    so it's a clamshell something. Now we're getting somewhere. image

    The price of gold is set by faith, or lack of, in the currency it is priced in.

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