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proofreader Valued Member United Kingdom 216 Posts	Posted 10/18/2015 5:00 pm Any ideas what type of error this is? Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5177 Posts	Posted 10/18/2015 5:30 pm The "post mint damage" sort of error. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
proofreader Valued Member United Kingdom 216 Posts	Posted 10/18/2015 5:37 pm It's not mine, I just hadn't seen anything like it before. Report this Post to the Staff
Bob Levi Valued Member Canada 488 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 12:31 am The obverse looks a bit off center... The reverse is probably a vise job. I think I see the date 1850 and you can make out the bottom of the bust above it. So it had to be pressed after strike with the same coin circa 1850. Thus eliminating an off center brockage as this date combo could only happen post strike. The give away on a vise job is the mirrir image. Report this Post to the Staff
proofreader Valued Member United Kingdom 216 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 4:06 pm That makes sense thanks. I couldn't work out what that was on that side. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 9:30 pm PMD..nothing more. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 9:35 pm Interesting, though. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9793 Posts	Posted 10/30/2015 2:41 pm Squeezed in a vice of some sort with another coin, and lots of PMD unfortunately, making the coin worth less not more. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4420 Posts	Posted 10/30/2015 5:21 pm Quite possibly, it was once placed on a railroad track. It reminds me of some counterstamped coppers I have. I'm not suggesting this piece is connected to the ones I have, but the coin's appearance is similar. My cents were counterstamped, following the damage. They were stamped, "McKinley Funeral Train" and dated to September of 1901. I read in a book on McKinley about this fad, wherein folks made these souvenirs as the train passed through their town. Report this Post to the Staff
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