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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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good one at least, almost looks like someone zipped out the date area from a different coin, and pressed it into the existing coin,,
except the letters don't match up perfectly. so dropped letters of flipped edges don't match.. we have a real mystery here..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see two possibilities. The first is a set of conjoined dropped letters. However, since there are two sets of incuse letters, this would require the coin itself to have been double struck, along with the plug of die fill. I see evidence of only one strike. The second, more likely possibility is that this cent was struck through a very thin, previously-struck piece of metal that had experienced two uniface strikes prior to the strike that generated this struck-through error.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have one like this in a 1944 Penny I'll try and get it out and show photo the writing isn't as nice as yours but same type of error I believe. Post it here when you find it. Quote:
I see two possibilities. The first is a set of conjoined dropped letters. However, since there are two sets of incuse letters, this would require the coin itself to have been double struck, along with the plug of die fill. I see evidence of only one strike. The second, more likely possibility is that this cent was struck through a very thin, previously-struck piece of metal that had experienced two uniface strikes prior to the strike that generated this struck-through error. Thanks Mike. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A very nice example. First I've seen on a cent that involved several devices.
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Pillar of the Community
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A very nice example. First I've seen on a cent that involved several devices. Thanks coop. I have a few coins getting ready to go to ANACS. I was thinking of throwing this one in with them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice find!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hey La Ruggieri- When are you going to post your 1944?
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Valued Member
United States
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"The second, more likely possibility is that this cent was struck through a very thin, previously-struck piece of metal that had experienced two uniface strikes prior to the strike that generated this struck-through error."
This was my first thought, I would describe it as "struck through a multi-struck fragment". Very cool.
Sean Reynolds
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The second, more likely possibility is that this cent was struck through a very thin, previously-struck piece of metal that had experienced two uniface strikes prior to the strike that generated this struck-through error. My first thought was " what the ...". My second thought was " Better ask Mike". Then I stopped and gave it some thought and I thought of a strip from another coin but could not figure out how it would create two images. Thank you Mr. Diamond for supplying the last piece of the puzzle. |
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Update and final for your viewing pleasure.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very nice. A most informative thread.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Struck through a struck fragment, very cool. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It didn't say what type of fragment. Broken die? Struck through dropped letter? Copper debris?
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