Interesting Flying Eagle over Large Cent

This is one of the most interesting counterstamps I've ever seen. I bought it on eBay as part of a lot of counterstamped Large Cents the other day. Apparently, someone set an 1857 Flying Eagle Cent over an 1854 Large Cent and hammered them together or put them in a press of some sort. The Flying Eagle design is incuse and has no raised areas. Can anyone think of a better explanation? I've love to get your input. Thanks.

Bruce

 

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Well that is something I have never seen before!

I'm sure it was done in some kind of press. A bunch of weight had to have been used to transfer that much detail.

Neat coin ,and thanks for sharing !

 

It's a hammer job - someone hammered a flying eagle cent into a large cent. That's why the flying eagle appears retrograde.

 

Yes, this was obviously PMD and looks to have had it simply smashed into the coin.

 

Very cool coin, your explaination seems spot on. I love old counterstamps like these where the stamp has toned to match the rest of the coin, it's a nice period piece.

 

Thanks for your comments everybody. I can't see any other way it could have been done either. I like the fact that the Flying Eagle impression is strong, so the pressure was evenly applied...no weak parts of the overstrike.

Bruce

 

the OP is probably not worried about PMD as he is a counterstamp collector.

 

You're right pumpkin pie, I guess you could say I'm a collector of PMD coins. I like to think of it though as "damage with a purpose" or "post mint additions" (PMA).

Bruce

 

You may just have the Original Hammer Job!

 

Very cool! Your explanation is about right :thumb: