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909records Valued Member United States 373 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 1:56 pm any ideals could it have got stuck and restamped when they change dies or something I have no ideal colleen Report this Post to the Staff

coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 2:04 pm Backwards and incuse - hammer. Two coins stacked together and beat with a hammer. In this case a nickel, as it appears. Report this Post to the Staff
909records Valued Member United States 373 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 2:47 pm trash I take it Report this Post to the Staff
desertgem Pillar of the Community United States 860 Posts	Posted 10/30/2008 5:46 pm But, a very good lesson to learn about the incluse/backward lettering on coins that have been damaged. Generations of middle school kids learn this technique from their metal shop teachers. I would keep it to show any new collectors you might run into. Some actually spend quite a bit of money for them before they ask. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 10/31/2008 06:10 am 99.9% chance post-mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
BJ Neff Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 10/31/2008 3:01 pm Question - when does incused backward lettering or design element constitute a true mint error? Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 10/31/2008 3:20 pm BJ: When it is from a brockage. (ie a strcuk coin stuck to the die and then strikes the next planchet, leaving an incuse image.) Report this Post to the Staff
coindexter Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 10/31/2008 3:32 pm What shape is the rest of the coin in? My guess is the cent was hit together with a quarter(large lettering)Post mint unless someone there got board one day. The softer copper cent will get a impression easy with a hard nic/copp. Quarter. Just a guess tho. Report this Post to the Staff
BJ Neff Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 11/01/2008 08:27 am Good going TreasHunt Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 11/01/2008 3:51 pm I disagree with the "stuck to the die, and srtuuck with another coin"..Where did a LARGER coin come from? Chuck has it right, and It could have been a quarter, rather than a nickel, from the size of the letters. Dick Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 11/01/2008 3:54 pm Sorry, BJ, I didn't see the question. Yes I agree with that scenario. Dick Report this Post to the Staff
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