Question: Is Your Monroe Dollar a "Wrong Planchet" Error?
Some of the Monroe Presidential Dollars were accidentally struck on coin blanks meant for the State Quarters. How can I tell if my Monroe Dollar is one of these "wrong planchet" error coins?
Answer: A "wrong planchet" error is a coin that struck on the wrong type of coin blank. (A planchet is a prepared coin blank.) The steps to discovering if your Monroe Dollar is one of these error coins is to evaluate the following questions:
(1) Is the coin silvery in color, but stamped with the James Monroe design? The error Monroes are struck on blanks meant for Statehood Quarters. If your coin is golden in color, it is almost certainly not the Monroe "wrong planchet" error.
(2) How much does the coin weigh? State Quarter blanks weigh 5.67 grams (87.5 grains.) Presidential Dollar blanks weight 8.1 grams (125 grains.) If your silver-colored coin weighs more than 5.8 grams (90 grains) it might be a colored or plated (i.e. fake) Monroe Dollar error.
A genuine "wrong planchet" Monroe Dollar error will be silvery in color and weigh about the same as a State Quarter. The coin might be unevenly struck and will appear to be thinner than a regular golden dollar. The edge lettering might be faint or missing in places.
A fully-struck, golden-colored Monroe Dollar with full edge lettering is not the "wrong planchet" error coin type.
