OTS body-bagged slab "not an error recognized"

hamster7

Got this from ebay. The coin has a dark appearance. I would call it stained. Can someone explain what happened here? Was it re-submitted to try to get an error designation?

MsMorrisine

ATS may have rejected a sintered planchet claim

goodmoney4badmoney

@MsMorrisine said:
ATS may have rejected a sintered planchet claim

Yep, I would bet money on that being the case.

EXOJUNKIE

@goodmoney4badmoney said:

@MsMorrisine said:
ATS may have rejected a sintered planchet claim

Yep, I would bet money on that being the case.

Agree. That's pretty much the only logical explanation.

ricko

I agree with the former conclusions... not a sintered planchet... just a dirty old Ike... Cheers, RickO

RogerB

US coins have never been made on sintered metal planchets. [Sintering - Formation of a solid mass of material by application of pressure and/or heat without melting; commonly used to form machine parts from powdered metals.]

cmerlo1

I seem to remember seeing 'experimental rinse' attributed to some of the 'golden' dollars, but it may have just been Sacagaweas. They might have submitted it for that.

Stork

Kind of funny if you read that sticker in the right 'tone' of voice. I don't know what they were sending it in for but the response 'coin is toned' said in a deadpan/duh sort of way...

topstuf

Then I guess "Off Sinter" wouldn't be the correct terminology.

I'll go away now.

MedalCollector

@RogerB said:
US coins have never been made on sintered metal planchets. [Sintering - Formation of a solid mass of material by application of pressure and/or heat without melting; commonly used to form machine parts from powdered metals.]

I think the TPGs usually use the term 'improperly annealed', but they may use 'sintered', from time to time.