Planchet (Noun)
Meaning
A flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The mold was filled with molten metal to create several planchets at once for the new commemorative coin.
- A planchet is carefully selected and cleaned before being imprinted with the official design.
- The mint produced thousands of planchets daily, most of which were already assigned to specific coin designs.
- She held a blank planchet in her hand, envisioning what the finished coin would look like.
- Inspectors had to carefully select planchets to be used for the rare and valuable error coins.