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1941 planchet reuse in 42?

Going through some of my wheats tonight I stumbled across this what I hope some of you will say is a rare gem and how often does it occur. The part that has me somewhat confused is why is the stamping in a reverse order from the second strike. I see two places at brief glance with this error the date of course and what looks to be a partial liberty on Lincoln’s head. Any information anyone can share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.




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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,576 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mutilated coin. Somebody squeezed two different cents together in a vise. Throw it away.

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  • That sounds about right. With my luck I figured it wasn’t going to be a great find by any means. Thank you

  • CaptHenway, is this something that happens frequently? I guess that also explains why the date is backwards as that’s how it would press it.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,066 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Beaubeaurivage said:
    CaptHenway, is this something that happens frequently? I guess that also explains why the date is backwards as that’s how it would press it.

    It happens as frequently as someone chooses to do it. Get a vice and a roll of cents and you can make 50 of them in an hour.

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  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 5,239 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the little heart residing in the tp's door.
    I mean the 4.
    What ?

  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's a rare gem that often does occur.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,066 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Morgan White said:
    It's a rare gem that often does occur.

    Is that better than a common gem that rarely occurs?

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  • Merry Christmas everyone, I'm new to coin and only starting my 3rd week of looking at coins, so that's a planchet error, thank you for sharing

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 38,476 ✭✭✭✭✭

    not a planchet error

    i notice the "41" is over the original "42" and "42" is not disturbed.

    this may be glue

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  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Westgate said:
    Merry Christmas everyone, I'm new to coin and only starting my 3rd week of looking at coins, so that's a planchet error, thank you for sharing

  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 4,131 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 24, 2025 12:44AM

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  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 5,239 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @IkesT said:
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    Could you please provide the ingredient for the visibility element of your invisible ink.
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  • lermishlermish Posts: 4,549 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Westgate said:
    Merry Christmas everyone, I'm new to coin and only starting my 3rd week of looking at coins, so that's a planchet error, thank you for sharing

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  • There is absolutely NO POSSIBLE WAY that could be done at the mint!
    OMG what is this world coming to.
    PMD

  • IkesTIkesT Posts: 4,131 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoolCoinsLLC said:
    There is absolutely NO POSSIBLE WAY that could be done at the mint!
    OMG what is this world coming to.
    PMD

    You chose to make your first comment on this thread, 8 months after the fact?

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,066 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoolCoinsLLC said:
    There is absolutely NO POSSIBLE WAY that could be done at the mint!
    OMG what is this world coming to.
    PMD

    There are dates on the thread. You might read them before responding to old threads with redundant information.

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