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SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 06/01/2018 10:59 am As stated above, this is a counterbrockage. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/01/2018 12:01 pm Coop Cent is struck and remains in coining chamber. Planchet fed in on top of previously struck cent and is struck, This creates a full brockage. That full brockage sticks to the obv die and the other previously struck coin is ejected from the coining chamber. As subsequent cents are struck that capped die creates counterbrockages. As striking continues that full brockage spreads becoming a die cap and the counterbrockages it creates become enlarged such as on the OP coin. That sound like a correct sequence Mike? Edited by Conder101 06/01/2018 12:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 06/01/2018 12:04 pm That is correct. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/01/2018 12:10 pm I think I have it, or a headache. How many strikes will show a counterbrockage before it goes away? Just one or more? Here is a mid stage CB: Edited by coop 06/01/2018 12:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 06/01/2018 12:34 pm The number of counterbrockages a single die cap will vary. Factors include metallic composition, whether the original brockage was normal size or expanded, and whether one or both participants (cap and planchet) are partly or completely confined by the collar. In the case of a zinc cent die cap striking planchets completely out-of-collar from the get-go, probably only two counterbrockages can be produced before the working face of the die cap is battered smooth. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/01/2018 1:54 pm Thanks Mike. That was what I was look for. So these are pretty rare? Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 06/01/2018 3:19 pm Centered, mid- and late-stage counterbrockages appear with regularity on ebay. They generally sell for less than $50. Early-stage and first-strike counterbrockages are hard to find. Partial counterbrockages are also scarce. On U.S. coins, counterbrockages of the reverse design on the reverse face are vanishingly rare, although they can occasionally be found among foreign issues. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
da Swampster Valued Member United States 420 Posts	Posted 06/01/2018 5:35 pm Great info Conder / Mike & thanx for asking the right questions Coop.. Swamp Report this Post to the Staff
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