Confused Myself

What is the difference between a brockage and a capped die strike or are they the same? Also, several websites contradict each other; is the already struck coin (in a brockage) stuck to the die or is it just a normal coin sitting on top of a planchet?

Thanks

 

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http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Lincoln_Cent_Errors.html

Uh Uh they are not the same same

 

What do you mean a capped die strike? Like a coin struck through a capped die or the capped die coin itself?

A brockage is just a coin struck outside the collar resulting in the coin having a larger diameter then it should.

Capped dies and coins struck by capped dies are two very much different things.

 

This website is invaluable. So informative .

 

A broad strike is a coin that is struck outside the collar, not a brockage.

I am trying to figure out:

A- In a brockage, is the coin that makes the brockage attached to the die (die cap) or is it just another coin on top of a planchet.

B- Are capped die strikes the same as a brockage. The website below has them listed as two different things.

http://www.jimscoins.com/error_coin_examples.php

 

Lincoln cent goes into detail about this.

 

Oops yes thats right my mistake.

 

They are both the result of the same thing, a previously struck coin being between the planchet and the die. In the case of a brockage the previous struck coin can be either stuck to the die or just laying in between.

If the reversed incuse image is sharp and the same size as it would be on a regular coin, it is a brockage. If the image is larger and or distorted (caused by the previously struck coin spreading out under the effect of repeated impacts) then it is a struck through die cap. A coin that produces a brockage will only do so for one, two maybe three strikes before it begins spreading and distorting.