Saw this on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=120680844080&si=x0DkHutz%252BCm2%252BoqV3TxigY2ghXI%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT and thought it was interesting. It was listed as a scratched coin, and at first glance I would have thought it was damaged by the look of the obverse. But on the reverse it clearly shows signs something was up with the die and metal flowed out everywhere. What would cause this? Guy
That looks like the biggest, weirdest shaped cud I've ever seen (it does touch the rim ) It would be good to see in hand because that would make it easier to see if its PMD. With the obverse the way it is it could have been squeezed between something. Idk. Really weird coin. Maybe an error expert can figure it out.
doesnt look like anything to me except PMD. its not a scratch - more of a counter stamp but nothing special.
I'd say old PMD that has been worn. It appears as though someone had crushed it with some form of a tool and then though years of circulation it became as we see today. However it is hard to tell based off the pictures provided Did you purchase it?
It looks like something was placed on the coin and struck with a hammer or something heavy. The reverse shows the flattening as is typical on a counterstamped coin. If it is a counterstamp, it looks like it was meant to be a design of some sort but was poorly struck. I don't see any evidence of lettering. Bruce
No, I didn't buy it. For as little as it went for I wish I had just because I think it's a curious piece.
Darn folks it's just a badly damaged coin from intentional damage by someone or got done accidentally. either way it is just badly damaged and no good for a collection unless you like beat up junk.
Hey rascal, I like beat up junk......I do collect counterstamps ya know. In my speciality we spell that word "junque." Bruce
Well the only reason I thought it might be something else is because usually when you squeeze an object between something, both sides are damaged in an inverted fashion, not inverted on one side and outward on the other, at least not without bending the piece in the process. It was the reverse that defied explanation to me, not the obverse. Guy
It looked to me like the coin WAS slightly bent. I suspect one side was up on something and that was what caused the two level effect on the reverse.
