Don't know if it's an actual Mint Error, or if someone beat the crap out of it. Open to any ideas of what it might be. Thanks for your time.
Welcome to CT, @GtLftd. I think it is NOT a die cap. A real die cap has some sort of thimble shape, because the stuck coin wraps around the die to form a cap. The Error Reference website has additional information. Its at: http://www.error-ref.com/obversediecap/
I understand. This cent is shaped more like a bowl & not a coin that's been flattened by continuous striking. I'll continue to use it to scratch Lotto's. Thank you,
Very nice Die Cap. I hope to find one while c.r hunting soon. I wonder why someone would damage a coin & return it to bank.
The odds of finding a die cap in a roll are essentially zero. A die cap is going to be considerably thicker than a normal coin, as the cup shape extends up around the die. This would not fit in a rolling machine, and anyone hand assembling a roll would pick it out. Error coins like brockages, caps, broadstrikes, off center strikes.... those are going to be found in a bag. They don't fit in a roll.
Very informative, thank you. I did always wonder how a die cap would look in a roll & it never made sense to me. I'm sure you have to exchange a larger sum to get the bigger bags, right? Makes sense. I've been c.r hunting with the twenty-five dollar boxes of rolls, for a little now, but now I'm definitely looking forward to the bag option. Thanks again.
Mountain Man, I think you might be right. When I first found it, I compared it to other pictures of die cap cents online, but quickly realized there isn't much resemblance between the two. Then, I thought maybe someone tried to counterfeit it as a cap die to make a quick buck. But, now I'm convinced it's an incompleted button. Thanks for taking the time to help answer my question.
Cents come in bags of $50. If you look on Ebay, you can find quite a few listed there. Depending on the date, you'll pay more or less of a premium - but you know every coin is UNC, and there's the chance for errors. Prices generally start around $200. I'm not sure if a bank will have a bag that you can just buy for face. I've never asked. If you post on the roll hunting forum, they might have tips for getting bags for cheap.
As mountain man started its from hobbies that involve using us coins to make things. It very, very common to see those in artsy things. Just check etsy or pinterest out. Normally mamy are dished, holes drilled and a bracelet made. Its a cheap hobby becz pennies or dimes or quarters are far cheaper than getting equivalent similar blanks.
