Struck fragment

[Maxorin]

Heres a picture of something you dont see every day on old coins.
Nothing spectacular, but fun to find :)

Theres a fragment on the 9 in 1967, still bearly attached to the coin.
Its possible to flick it gently up and down, and under there is a faint 9.

Had if fallen of, it could have ended up being struck on a planchet,
but here it is, 40 years later. Actually found it in a 10lbs bag of
mixed coins, just laying there scraping against the others.

forgot the picture in the previous thread of course

[diamond]

I'd say it's more likely to be a lamination error.

[Maxorin]

Yes you are right, its a lamination error, just thought it might be an example on how a small piece can get struck, then fall off and maybe get between the dies. But maybe it wouldnt have made any difference, since its so small.
Not important anyway.:)

[jsellards]

Looks like a Retained Struck Fragment, however a Mike as commented it is more likely to be called a Lamination. With a lamination we should be able to see an area of disintegration under the fragment. In this case we have a very normal looking area under the fragment.

[diamond]

A lamination error is intrinsic to the planchet. A struck-in fragment (a.k.a, retained strike-thru) comes from outside. There are situations in which it's difficult to tell them apart, especially when they've almost peeled up completely. When firmly embedded in a coin, a struck-in fragment shows a narrow fissure around the edge. A lamination flake will show no such fissure.