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amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 10/14/2014 12:36 am Got this in change on the way home from work tonight. I am no error collector but could not miss this one. I can just make out 197.... in the date. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/14/2014 07:24 am Nice congrats. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Matteproof Pillar of the Community Korea, Republic Of 1881 Posts	Posted 10/14/2014 11:14 am Excellent example. Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 10/14/2014 7:10 pm What is a struck through die cap? Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15474 Posts	Posted 10/14/2014 7:29 pm Very nice example ... congratulations on the find! Quote: What is a struck through die cap? There is ample expert knowledge available if you should search the CCF for those key-words ... My limited knowledge amateur explanation is as follows: On occasion a mint struck coin does not escape the striking chamber and instead remains attached to one of the two dies ... so all subsequent strikes of the dies have the 'attached' coin interfering with the new coins being produced. The resultant coin is mushy in detail on the side where the 'die cap' occurred ... a result of the interfering coin blocking the die design details ... as evidenced by the OP example ... but usually fully struck on the opposite side since the coining pressure was not reduced. The true experts can opine ... but that is the basic story of a capped die strike such as found by the OP. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 10/14/2014 8:31 pm Thanks for the comments folks!. If I had thought a bit I would/should have saved this one for GTP..... But I was too excited when I was handed it by the cashier! Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 10/14/2014 9:13 pm Took me a second to figure out "Guess the Price" -- but, yeah, that would have been a blast. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/19/2014 06:55 am Here are a few images of a die cap: Note how the cap fixed itself to the die, then later fell off. Sometimes several planchets get stuck to the die: The coin in the thread is actually struck through a "capped die." The examples I posted above are the die caps. Big difference in price. Report this Post to the Staff
Debrajc Pillar of the Community United States 4211 Posts	Posted 11/07/2014 09:47 am I enjoyed these pictures Mr. Richard. Thanks for the education~!! I love learning new things about my hobby~!! Report this Post to the Staff
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