Here is something you don’t find too often. This is a well circulated 1806 cent with the reverse impression of ONE DIME on the obverse. Based on the leaves under the ‘ME’ it appears to be 1) a 1837-1840 seated dime vise job or 2) a post-mint strike using a 1837-1840 hub. The coins reverse also has the impression or strike a dime with denticles visible. thoughts?
I am certainly not an expert, but it seems to be clearly a "squeeze play" of some sort. If the squeeze is actually old, which seems most likely, say from when the two coins were in circulation, I would suspect it was when someone found the cent and the dime together were just the right thickness to level a heavy piece of furniture or cast-iron stove or such. Because the dime impression is mirror image, the only way I can see it happening at the mint is through a clashed die, and that would seem highly unlikely with coins of such different sizes. Besides, the reverse seems to have multiple impressions and even reeding, which seems to me to indicate it was repositioned over time. If the squeeze is more modern, it is more likely someone being "funny" with a vice.
Thank you Neal. All good points and I think you are right. Wish it was something more exciting but not likely.
It's Vise not Vice. vice 1 of 4 noun ˈvīs pluralvices Synonyms of vice 1 a : moral depravity or corruption : wickedness b : a moral fault or failing c : a habitual and usually trivial defect or shortcoming : foible suffered from the vice of curiosity
Yes. I'm both old and dyslexic, so I never could spell. However, if it was in fact done with a vise, I would consider it a vice.
