planchet

American  

[plan-chit] / ˈplæn tʃɪt /

noun

1. a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.

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planchet British  

/ ˈplɑːntʃɪt /

noun

1. a piece of metal ready to be stamped as a coin, medal, etc; flan

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Etymology

Origin of planchet

First recorded in 1605–15; planch + -et

Example Sentences

Treasurer Brandon Beach said before pushing the button that formed President Abraham Lincoln’s image on a gleaming planchet.

From The Wall Street Journal

If so, they were probably cut at the private mint of Matthew Boulton, of Birmingham, who furnished the United States Government for a long time with planchets for its copper coinage.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the smiths proceeded to cut out the rest of the planchets, while his partner formed them into hollow hemispheres with his matrix and die.

From Project Gutenberg

"The planchets," says the guide, "after being annealed in those furnaces which you see at the rear of the room, are taken upstairs and most carefully weighed."

From Project Gutenberg

This drawing and annealing brings each band of metal to just the right thickness and condition, and we may go on and see the cutting-presses that stamp out the round pieces of metal called "planchets."

From Project Gutenberg