1964 foreign metal?

[Vickilynn]

Here's one that looked funny to me. It appears to have some spots of a different type of metal. Is this an error or something else? Thanks
Vickilynn

[liveandievarieties]

Sure looks like it Vickilynn, very cool!

[uglycent]

Nice contamination, It is hard to tell if was in the die or on the cent.

[liveandievarieties]

This isn't something that would be in the die, it was debris that was struck into the planched when the cent was coined.

[mikediamond]

Very nice. It's either struck-in metal or rolled-in metal. It could be silver, but it's impossible to tell without a chemical analysis. If you're interested in selling it, contact me at mdia1@aol.com. -- Mike Diamond

[wapa]

That is a sweet find Vicki, very interesting coin and a great specimen. Congrats!

[simonm]

Awesome find vicklynn!

[jallengomez]

Congrats Vicki! Nice find.

[trails]

More than likely, the metal is from a fragmented feeder finger.

BJ Neff

[lonegunlawyer]

Great find, but surely there is a better answer than "Sure looks like it Vickilynn, very cool!."

It appears the foreign substances did not become one with the planchet metals. This could have occurred during the cooling process of the metal before rolling, during the rolling process, or at the time of striking. Because it is not more spread out on the coin and still maintained its own identity, I would guess it occurred at striking.

[liveandievarieties]

This could have occurred during the cooling process of the metal before rolling, during the rolling process, or at the time of striking. Because it is not more spread out on the coin and still maintained its own identity, I would guess it occurred at striking.

No it couldn't have- this metal inclusion could have ONLY been struck into the planchet. There's no guess work here, just simply a matter of educating yourself on the minting process to better understand how this type of error occurs.

[lonegunlawyer]

I did not mean to be taken so harshly. But if I am mistaken, I did not see a real answer in your first reply. I have no doubt in your knowledge.

When you say struck into the planchet, do you mean when the planchet was punched from the strip?

[liveandievarieties]

I mean that at the time of striking (by the dies), the planchet was normal. When the dies compressed to strike the cent there was foreign matter (white metal) between the planchet and reverse die. It was struck into the coin and retained. This metal could likely be pried out, though it would destroy a neat error.

[Vickilynn]

Great find, but surely there is a better answer than "Sure looks like it Vickilynn, very cool!."

Yes his answer was vague,but I assumed he was agreeing that it was an error and that was all I did ask. Vickilynn

[lonegunlawyer]

That is exactly what I think happened. I think we are on the same page (I apparently did not explain myself clearly) and I think your answer is right on.

Again, sorry, I did not intend or infer to impeach your credibility. I just thought it was a bit comical that your first post and not your explanation was listed as the "Best Answer."