Error Planchet | 1952 D Planchet Error

[emodx]

So I found a 1952 D LWC that is the same diameter and thickness of a dime. I didn’t put a micrometer on it, just eyeballing it. Can you guys and gals take a look and let me know what you think?

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[GrumpyEd]

Might be intentional PSD from someone trying to make it work as a dime in old vending machines.
Back when a dime bought a soda.

[emodx]

Man that’s a lot of work for a soda!

[makecents]

No need for a micrometer, just lay a dime on top and take a pic, the same with thickness, a dime beside and take a pic.


Or another Lincoln under it, beside it.

[Petespockets55]

Yeh, that heavy pitting on it looks like an acid job.

[emodx]

No need for a micrometer, just lay a dime on top and take a pic, the same with thickness, a dime beside and take a pic.


Or another Lincoln under it, beside it.

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Do do these work?

[emodx]

Left standard LWC
Middle Error Plachet
Right silver dime

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[makecents]

Nice job!! You were definitely right, very close to a dime!

[jfines69]

I believe Ed nailed it... That would work as a dime in the old vending machines or pay fones... The edges and rims were either filed or sanded down... After 1 use it made it back into circulation as a one cent until some one else realized it was the size of a dime... No telling how many times it was used to save 9 cents... With the sensors on vending machines these days that would never be mistaken as a dime

[emodx]

Whoever the machinist is that did this is really good.

[GrumpyEd]

Whoever the machinist is that did this is really good.

Probably a kid in a shop class, the pits might be from whatever they clamped it with to file the edge.
Sometimes you see a really clear pattern of clamp marks but on this one they probably rotated the coin a few times as they filed so it made a more random pattern of marks. Acid cents also could be used as dimes if they get the right size but I think this one came from the shop class not the chemistry class LOL

Not sure why the rev has no marks, maybe they clamped several together and made a few at a time or even clamped a dime with it and filed until the size matched.

[enamel7]

Actually, these weren't too hard to make. Kids would sit on the sidewalk and scrape them on cement. Scrape and turn, scrape and turn until it was the right size!

[jfines69]

Also due to the circ wear any file/sanding marks are probably long gone!!!