Hi! My boyfriend found a 1901 Indian Head penny (I know, nothing spectacular), but on the reverse side the "one cent" letters are all reversed. It's like the die was put in backwards or something. Has anyone ever seen something like this before?
Sounds like someone was trying to fool someone else into thinking the coin was an error. It is highly likely that it is post mint damage, but a picture would really help.
yes, there is no way for that to happen at the mint. what you have is post mint damage. and IMO that sucks, IHC are so nice
If for "fun" someone shaved the reverse off of one IHC and then use the reverse of another as a "die" and squeezed the 2 in a vise, you can get that affect you describe, but a photo would of course help. Yes I did it with 2 wheat cents when in 8th grade shop,......a long time ago As I recall the 1943 steel cent made a better die. Jim
Folks: You are all forgetting that there is a very slim chance that the coins was struck with a capped die, esp an early state would be clear. However, the previously struck coin would have had to flip over and stick to the reverse die in order for that to have happened. odds: about 100,000,000 to one. but there is that one chance. however, without pictures or examination in hand, no chance.
I would love to see pics of it to try and figure out what happened. I am a firm believer that anything's possible so it could be a very good find or it could be someone's handiwork that didn't have anything better to do. Either way, I'd love to see it! :kewl: Ribbit Ps: Welcome to CoinTalk! :hail:
