1980-P 25c struck on a 5c Planchet?

[iloveikes]

I bought this from a collection today..it is labled "25c struck on a 5c planchet"....I don't understand HOW this can be..does that mean a 5c planchet into the 25c dies, and, it smooshed it out sideways?...or, the other way around, or, is it just some kind of "regular" error? It Weighs 5.06 grams...compared to a reg 25c 5.59 grams, and, 4.97 for my 5c! I paid 25 bucks for it, as a learning piece....Oh--the edge is REEDED, like a 25c, from about 7'oclock to 1200'oclock...then, it's plain, like a 5c.
Thanks
Calvin

[diamond]

A nickel planchet was fed into a coinage press that striking quarters. Simple as that. Since it's worth anywhere between $100 and $150, I'd say you did quite well.

[wavysteps]

First of all, it would be a nickel planchet that was struck by quarter dies and "yes", it would get squished out. It would be much like a nickel broad strike (struck outside the collar)

The weight is a bit bothersome and I am not to sure the accuracy of your scales. A nickel planchet, according to the Red Book, weighs 5 grams, while the quarter weighs 5.67 grams. Your coin weight of 5.06 grams leans towards the nickel planchet. However, a more accurate weight maybe required to be absolutely certain to what this is.

I am sure that Mike D. will add to this for he is by far the expert in errors like this.

BJ Neff

[diamond]

5.06 grams is well within the normal range of variation for nickels. There's no doubt in my mind that this quarter was struck on a 5c planchet or blank. Blanks are commonly struck, because even if they pass through a quarter upset mill, they would betray no sign of that passage.

[iloveikes]

25c on 5c planchet

Thanks Mike--that's neat...