Coronet Head Large Cent - Reverse Struck On Both Sides?

On your first set of pictures the backwards side details look incuse but on your new pictures it looks like the details are raised.
Can you let us know which is correct?

This is not in my area of expertise, but from what I can observe, I am leaning towards a full brockage coin.
If it was a vise job, there would be some trace of the Obverse showing in the fields. By looking at the second
photo, I see none showing.

to the CCF! Cool first post here, WalkingJim!


IMHO, Conder's correct, as usual. These early brockages are quite rare, but naturally, the serious environmental damage much diminishes its value.

If this was mine, I'd have it authenticated as a brockage (preferably by SEGS or NGC) but NOT graded (this, to lessen fees). Just my take ....

Thanks, WalkingJim. Let us know how the certification goes. I'm betting genuine!

Quite an unusual thing for sure. Tell us how you came to own it!

enlightening thread

Thanks for the clarification, Conder. Many of the coins that I submit to SEGS are what average collectors view as problem pieces, damaged. High grade coins, I send to PCGS, of course.

Here's an example of a coin I submitted to SEGS. Even though the coin is a relatively scarce variety, it's the counterstamp that I find important. J.J. OUTLEY was a daguerreian, a.k.a. ARTIST, who was active in St. Louis in the 1850's. Fewer than ten of his counterstamped coins have been recorded.





Note that I simply had the counterstamp and the "Huge O" variety noted. These aspects are what's important for this piece. If this coin was in Mint State, the counterstamp would be a major detractor.

Getting back to our OP's coin, the date and likely the variety are insignificant. The "money shot" is that it's a rare error. The condition is self-evident. With pieces like this, I think it important to accentuate the positive aspects, that which make them rare and desirable to collectors who seek a particular genre. After all, how many collectors will ever own a brockage large cent in any condition?

P.S. - I appreciate the SEGS holders above all others. I find them to be the most durable and scratch resistant. Also, they're relatively inexpensive and boast a "top read" label.