Hi there,
Just a new collector, inherited a chest of coins from my dad.
Looking at an error on a 41' Cent, just wondering what it is the proper name for this type of error so I can correctly write it down on the front of the coin flip I inserted the coin into; thanks for assistance.
J.R.
1941 Penny Error
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Re: 1941 Penny Error
Looks like lamination peel.
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Re: 1941 Penny Error
I agree ..lamination peel (the planchet is breaking down/separating, usually due to incomplete alloy mix)
Bill in Burl
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Re: 1941 Penny Error
Thanks again gentlemen!
John
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Re: 1941 Penny Error
Now I am confused. 1941 1 cent coins were not a laminated type coin. Alloy: 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc.
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Re: 1941 Penny Error
It doesn't have to be a laminated coin to have lamination peel.
To expand on what Bill in Burl stated-
Presence of contaminants in the alloy caused by improper mixing
in some instances can cause flakes of metal to break of off the
face of the coin. There are many early Canadian Coins that have
lamination peel.
To expand on what Bill in Burl stated-
Presence of contaminants in the alloy caused by improper mixing
in some instances can cause flakes of metal to break of off the
face of the coin. There are many early Canadian Coins that have
lamination peel.
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Re: 1941 Penny Error
As Coinguy said, "lamination peel" is just the NAME for that type of error ... it doesn't mean that the coin is laminated. It only means that the anomaly appears to look like a lamination that has peeled. As I stated before, the error is caused by improper mixing or some type of impurity that enters into the alloy during the making of the small ingots that are fed into the rolling mills. It could be oil from machinery, metal filings, or just dirt that gets rolled into the sheets from which the coin planchets are cut. They are found in nearly every denomination from any number of Mints around the world.
Bill in Burl