Guest Stujoe Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 <B><IMG SRC=" http://www.stujoe.com/images/halves/frankondime.jpg" width="600" height="300"><BR>Photo courtesy of <A HREF="http://www.byersnc.com" TARGET="_blank">www.byersnc.com</A>.<BR>Check out the website of <A HREF="http://www.byersnc.com" TARGET="_blank">Byers Numismatic Corp</A>.</B><br><br> <IMG HEIGHT="1" SRC="http://www.stujoe.com/images/invdot.gif" WIDTH="25" BORDER="0">As the bins that are used to transport blank planchets around the mint get used and reused, occasionally a planchet from one denomination will end up stuck in a bin that is then filled with planchets for another denomination. That is what most likely occurred with this coin. A silver dime planchet ended up stuck in a bin that was then filled with half dollar planchets. That dime planchet then entered the striking chamber and was struck by the Franklin Half dies. This makes for a very unusual looking error coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numismatistnick Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 WOW!!!! Now that is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Very neat. Since there's no denom on it, I guess it's not technically a coin, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 That is really cool. Wonder if the dies end up with some clash marks from this type of accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbycoin Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I that coin As a Franklin collector, this is like the Holy Grail -Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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