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1826 N-5 Coronet Large Cent Double Struck Brockage Maker

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Here is a fun double strike. when the second, off center, strike happened there was another blank in the coining chamber between this piece and the obverse die. this would have resulted in creating an off center obverse brockage out of the other blank.
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Nice! and amazing it got so much wear - or spend time in the ground (or both). Wonder what happened to the other coin.
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Ground or maybe a fire? It is odd to me why the letters OF on the rev almost seem to be outlined in that black accretion. In any case this is pretty dramatic.
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this thing sure looks like it was in the ground for a long time.

many of the errors from this time period are heavily circulated. at that time the mint was closer to an assaying company than a coin manufacturer. Spanish silver was still the most common coin in every day commerce. barter was commonplace. people would try to get rid of the bad/fouled cent as quickly as possible. they might even take less than a cent for it.

it would be really cool to find its mate!
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Pretty remarkable indeed.
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people would try to get rid of the bad/fouled cent as quickly as possible. they might even take less than a cent for it.

Your posts really intrigue me and I'm glad that you have become such an active contributor to this forum with your experience and knowledge.
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thanks smat45! I have some more fun coins to share in the future,
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"...people would try to get rid of the bad/fouled cent as quickly as possible. they might even take less than a cent for it..."
To be fair, much circulating copper (foreign) were worn-out counterfeits and the like. I'm sure that the coin didn't look like this until after several years of circulation; unfamiliar-looking, damaged or worn coppers were not kept, but were spent/bartered asap. Seeing a double-struck penny like this would raise the spectre of it being a Counterfeit...
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