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First Process Blank

First Process Blank.  A blank planchet; a collector's term for a coinage blank that has not been upset. The blank must be the exact weight of the intended coin and the proper composition. After being upset, it is then termed a second process blank. Then it is ready to be struck.

excerpted with permission from

An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

Roger W. Burdette, Editor


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