An Interesting Zinc Cent with a Few Errors

This cent was broadstruck with a significant die clash on the obverse.

But f you check the reverse closely, particularly on the right side of the Memorial, you can see what's left of another zinc planchet that was rammed and partially retained into it. That isn't exposed zinc, its zinc frgament from another zinc planchet.

What's retained is likely what remained of a very thin die cap floor (an example I own is the third photo below). You can also see where other portions were struck into this planchet but didn't bond and left divots around the retained area.

I have seen 2 and multi-coin bonded coins, but I have never seen zinc fragments from another planchet struck into a cent before and were retained.

What at first looks a typical broadstrike is not so typical after all. Hope you enjoyed this post. ~Joe Cronin

 

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@JCro57

Nice images! But, seriously, Joe, I hope you realize that you might just start a stampede of all of our "expert penny hoarders" who will start posting pics of their damaged pennies that have some zinc showing through just because they have a strange similarity to your images. ~ Chris

 

Hopefully if they actually read this and didn't just look at the photos, fewer will

 

What does the slab state? No need to post a picture of it just what the description is.

 

ICG did not include the fact the metal is retained

 

I will never ignore a good educational opportunity out of concern that ignorant people will then do or say something dumb.

 

I will never ignore a good educational opportunity out of concern that ignorant people will then do or say something dumb.

That's on them, not me.

 

Already made a page for it for the book...

 

I agree that less knowledgeable people will see this genuine error,
and think, or try to sell their damaged coins as mint errors.