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planchet

American

[plan-chit] / ˈplæn tʃɪt /

noun

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

planchet British

/ ˈplɑːntʃɪt /

noun

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

They slip down in the tube, and as the lowest planchet slides from under the tube, two small steel arms spring out and grasp it and lay it on the die.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes

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