I came across this copper. It is obviously completely screwd up It is suppose to be a braided hard large one cent. My question is - how did a coin like this come to be - is it someone practicing making fakes OR is it some type of planchet error or something done by the mint? I was thinking it may also be done by the mint for testing out copper planchets. If so - any value? Thanks in advance photos below! http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/MCharvet/one1.jpg http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/MCharvet/one.jpg
the design is sunk into that 'coin'?! i think it was just something someone used to press the design into another object. I could be wrong, but it looks like what you have is a blob of something, with a design pressed into it.
ok guys - this is NOT what i wanted to read. Tell me its special!! Ok - so its nothing? Maybe I will throw it on ebay with a .99 and no reserve
As others have already pointed out, it's a "hammer job" (a.k.a., "vise job", "squeeze job"). A copper disc was sandwiched between two large cents and the threesome was squeezed together or hit with a hammer. You've got the middle of the sandwich.
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