A blank planchet refers to a metal disc that has been cut to the proper size for coin production but has not yet been struck with any design or markings. These planchets are the raw material used in minting coins and can be made from various metals, including copper, nickel, and silver. Blank planchets can sometimes be found in the numismatic community, especially if they are accidentally released into circulation, making them collectible items.
Blank quarter planchet; Silver planchet-$35.00 compound planchet-$4.00
Planchet; flan (ancient coins)
A blank planchet for a nickel is worth about $2.00
A nickel blank planchet; nickel-$5.00 wartime silver-$350.00
Average value of a nickel planchet is $3.00-$5.00.
A 1 cent 'blank' (planchet): 95% copper is worth $3.00, a plated zinc is worth $1.50.
A new penny blank planchet is worth $1.50.
Take it to a coin dealer, it needs to be seen for an assessment.
A proof coin is made from a highly polished planchet (blank) and struck twice to produce a highly detailed relief. Proof coins are not put into general circulation.
The planchet also spelled Planchette is the indicator device on a ouija board- commonly mispronounced Wee-Gee)- Term also refers to unstruck or blank coins more commonly called slugs, and if used to defeat vending machines, illegal. They speak of a Morgan Dollar on a standard planchet, so to speak.
Not officially. However, the Mint has struck coins for other countries over the years. There have been many instances where a blank (technically called a "planchet") for a foreign coin accidentally got mixed in with blanks for U.S. coins and was struck with an American design, resulting in a planchet error.
The metal disc used to make a coin is called a "coin blank" or, more formally, a "planchet." They also used to be called "flans," but that term is no longer as widely used.