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Altered surface or unplated zinc planchet error?

JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited July 24, 2020 3:27PM in U.S. Coin Forum

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    ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Heat toned would be my dumb guess.

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,779 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is it possible to take a normal post 1982 copper plated zinc cent and then zinc plate the copper plating?

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 24, 2020 3:28PM

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    ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jimnight said:

    I'm in for 27.06 on this cent.

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 24, 2020 3:28PM

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    ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Next time you are bored take some of your pocket change to the kitchen and cook up a batch.
    It can help you to spot them in the future.

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    MedalCollectorMedalCollector Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If the coin is silvery/white, then it is an unplated error coin. The luster is the tell.

    If it is a function of the lighting or simply toned, then it is not an error. I’m leaning towards it being toning.

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 24, 2020 3:29PM

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The pictures are great, but I cannot tell much without the coin in hand.... could be temperature induced....or thinly plated planchet....Cheers, RickO

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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,045 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Does not appear to be an unplated Planchard from the photos

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FredWeinberg .... Hi Fred, I am curious.... in the post above, you wrote 'Planchard'...I looked it up and the dictionary has no listing. Is this the same as 'planchet'? Cheers, RickO

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FredWeinberg said:
    Does not appear to be an unplated Planchard from the photos

    Thank you ... You are a very valuable asset to this forum.

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,779 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    @FredWeinberg .... Hi Fred, I am curious.... in the post above, you wrote 'Planchard'...I looked it up and the dictionary has no listing. Is this the same as 'planchet'? Cheers, RickO

    Typo. It happens to the best of us. :D

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    AercusAercus Posts: 383 ✭✭✭✭

    I lean heavily towards heat treated. Give it a quick dip and I bet it turns pink.

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 24, 2020 3:29PM

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 24, 2020 3:30PM

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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,045 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I spoke my post into my iPad, and
    my iPad said "planchard', not me !

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    BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,910 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FredWeinberg said:
    I spoke my post into my iPad, and
    my iPad said "planchard', not me !

    That's why we call it auto-corrupt

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 15, 2020 5:12AM

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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,775 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jimnight said:
    I did weigh it and it comes up 2.50gr

    That's about the correct weight.

    I venture to say it has a "bronzish hue" to it. Strange, but neat color.

    Don't feel bad. That coin would have also caught my eye.

    If the seller wants to be a jerk about it, that's on HIM............not you.

    Pete

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    JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 24, 2020 3:31PM

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