Penny Lamination Error

Mints purchase long strips of metal which are fed through blanking machines that punch out disks known as blank planchets or simply as planchets or blanks on which coins are struck.

Penny lamination error.

Coin value price chart for planchet errors errors. An example of a common issue with a lamination is this 1958 d lincoln cent with an easy to see attached planchet lamination on its obverse. Hi rachel it s difficult to say for sure in a photo if this is lamination but it looks like it might be. Lookup coin values for good very good fine very fine brilliant uncirculated proof conditions and ms grade.

How much planchet errors errors are worth. One thing i suggest doing to definitely rule out pmd such as adhesive residue is to carefully apply acetone to the surface for a few minutes and see if the aberration rubs off. Split planchet errors occur on solid metal coins such as alloyed coins like bronze pennies or copper nickel five cent coins and occur due to impurities in those planchets. It is generally believed that lamination errors are caused by contaminants in the alloy that cause the metal to separate along the horizontal plane.

In the case of clad coins the outer layer may be completely or partially missing on one or both sides. 1959 d lincoln cent obverse lamination separated fragments this coin has a laminated obverse with the small piece of the obverse having split off after strike. This determines the size and shape of eventual coins. Lamination errors are planchet errors in which the surface of a coin cracks and flakes.

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