Recently, over on Numisforums, a new member posted this coin along with the question: "Hi, I am wondering if this coin was damaged through the die process. Does anyone have any ideas? Is this a coin that has any value? Thanks in advance." Since NF is not really US coin focused, I offered to post it over here. What do you all think?
Wow now that is impressive. It looks like a fraction of one coin was minted onto fully minted coin. Does that make it worth two cents instead of one?
A real error would be valuable. This one looks off (like the alibaba fakes) but I will wait for those with more experience to offer their opinions. Here is an image of a known real example https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinView.aspx?sc=634515
The secondary strike has the details of the reverse on both sides. I am in the fake camp. Any reputable TGP would pass on it because of the damage. It would be interesting to know if the Die crack from the left wreath is a known die stage.
I agree with @Pickin and Grinin. The reverse is on both sides therefore I believe it to be a vise job.
Not sure on this one. It looks like it could be legitimate. The amount of damage makes me a bit suspicious, but sometimes these not so obvious errors can circulate for awhile before they're found. Like this one: https://www.greatcollections.com/Co...-Struck-2nd-Strike-95-Off-Center-NGC-VG-08-BN Edit: Ah! I known. If we can determine if the deticles are raised or incuse, that will tell us if it's a "vice job" or double struck.
Both sides of the coin show the edge of the wreath, which is only on the reverse of The Indian Head Cent. If the coin was struck once to get the full design and didn’t eject properly, you would have the partial design. In order to have the reverse on both sides of the original coin it would’ve had to have been flipped over in the exact same position to get the reverse on the second side. Astronomical odds for that to happen.
Honestly I don't think there is enough design detail present to positively say if both sides of the vice job/second strike are the reverse. I too think it looks like it might be the reverse design on both sides, but I need more evidence before I can come to a conclusion.
Understood but a very think edge of the wreath is present. The reverse of the coin looks extremely beat up to me when compared to the obverse.
My biggest concern is that the edges of the so-called second strike are not tapered the way the genuine picture shows. The edges are straight, like it was made this way. I'll bet the damage was added intentionally to throw you off the markers of a genuine error.
