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- noun Plural form of
planchet .
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Examples
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According to the statement, under current legislation the State Customs Service of Ukraine will formally register 50 gold coin planchets in the near future to send to the Austrian Mint.
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Generally, all large cents of a particular die variety were struck from the same pair of dies, which are cylinders employed in a mechanical press to impart designs on prepared blank discs (planchets) that are thus transformed into coins.
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Most experts believe the error occurred when left-over bronze planchets were mixed with a batch of the new Steel planchets that went through the usual striking methods, then escaped into circulation.
1943-S Lincoln Cent Struck in Bronze sold by Heritage for $207K : Coin Collecting News 2010
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Some of the Class III pieces are actually on higher-weight planchets, adding to their mysterious origins.
CLASSIC RARITIES: Adams-Carter 1804 Class III Silver Dollar : Coin Collecting News 2009
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All Norse pieces were struck with octagonal planchets, and the thick and thin silver strikes were almost the same overall diameter as U.S. commemorative half dollars.
Unusual Items : 1925 Norse American Medal in Gold : Coin Collecting News 2010
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The US and other mints generally manufacture both a standard MINT STATE and PROOF version of their bullion coins, however the proof coins are manufactured to a much higher standard, with specially prepared planchets (blanks) and multiple striking.
Considering a “Gold” IRA? – Choose Wisely : Coin Collecting News 2010
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To keep the diameter the same, the thickness of cent planchets was reduced, which meant edge lettering was no longer possible.
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According to Breen and others, three other 1795 Liberty Cap cent varieties were struck on the new, lighter planchets (prepared blanks) and these were not reeded.
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Sunshine Minting Inc. in Coeur d ' Alene, Idaho, and Gold Corp. in Perth, Australia, supplied the planchets.
New Alejandro J. Martinez 2010
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None of these are Buffalo nickels struck on dime planchets, although Buffalo nickels on cent planchets have occasionally appeared at auction.
Unusual Items: 1913 Buffalo Nickel Struck on a Dime Planchet : Coin Collecting News 2010
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