The 1981 cent on nickel planchet is a genuine error, although it almost certainly had some assistance. There are also several Susan B. Anthony dollars overstruck by 1981 cent dies (some more than once) and a cent die cap overstruck by a 1981 dime die. In each case, the final strike is uniface.
The eye appeal of the 10c struck on a 1c is fantastic... I would love to see a Canadian equivalent....
OK, so the problem lies in the PCGS website not working well with 7 digit certs. I wonder why they don't do something about that. Disallowing 7 digit looks ups would be better than spitting out false information.
I admit not knowing what the apparatus looks like, or how it is configured. However, we know that in order to make that impression on the obverse there had to be an equal force on the reverse opposing it. It looks like that didn't happen from the reverse die, nor the collar which probably at least partially yielded out of the way and the resisting force came from what smeared the sidewalls on the reverse cone area outside the collar area. So, what part of the apparatus was that and why is it not concentric with the die or collar?
Where did this individual come up with his asking price, whether real or fake? There is the old adage: If you don't ask you don't get. At what price does it become a fraud to suggest it has this kind of value? (A rhetorical question for those who would like to argue legality.) People who have that kind of money, didn't get it by being stupid.
When it last appeared on eBay (around 2000), the asking price for the cent on nickel planchet was $1500. It did not sell
Does that imply that nothing was pushing back inside the collar area? It almost looks like a smeared/stretched Monticello as if the planchet was a previously struck nickel?