1816 Brock: Clashed Die, Double Die, Or Something Else?

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cdnmace Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 07/18/2014 10:31 am Hi All, Got my paws on this one. Sort of a check-out line impulse buy at a coin shop. Anyway, I could see with with my eyes there was something different about it, had to wait until I got home to put it under the loupe. Admittedly, I know very little about early tokens and respected errors (not that one sees many listed for auction, sale, info pages, etc.), Breton numbers and so on. So here's this piece. I'm looking for proactive input on what others may think this is (double die, clashed die, something else?). Personally, I'm leaning to clashed die. But the area of the E and O can almost appear to be doubled. Another unique thing is the fact that these anomalies are on both the obverse and reverse. I realize this is not a great grade, and that these Brocks' were weakly struck etc., but these ones do pop out. Is are/these common? I don't even know a rough estimate of mintage of these. Any help is and will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 07/18/2014 10:27 pm Hi cdnmace I'm just wondering here... you mention that there is one of these marks on each side of the coin... are they directly opposite each other? The point I'm getting at, is it possible that it's a hole right through that is filled with dirt and debris? If so, the "ring" could be the burr from drilling the hole. If they're not, then I'm not sure what the marks are -- a nice error though. Nice find! Edited by pennysaver 07/18/2014 10:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 07/18/2014 10:50 pm Perhaps double struck or struck over something else. Breton #724 Charlton UC-6-A7 "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
cdnmace Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 07/19/2014 11:29 am Hi Pennysaver... great question! I looked based on your question, and no, doesn't line up. Under the loupe it doesn't look like the result of incomplete drilling/attempt at holing it. DBM... thanks for the lead, I'll look into that right away. Cheers. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 07/19/2014 11:37 am Those are just the numbers for your reference, to help you narrow it down. Didn't find an error like yours. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
cdnmace Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 07/19/2014 12:54 pm Very much appreciated, DBM! Report this Post to the Staff
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