2000 Lincoln Cent: Broadstruck, 50% Obverse Brockage w/ Mushroom Split

Love it! Just won it yesterday! My first mushroom coin.

 

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Nice coin! Must have been the first error of the new millennium .

 

If only it were a WAM . Very cool coin!

 

Looks like a vise job. The letters are backwards in the first photo. lol That's a great looking error. Wish it were mine.

 

New millennium starts at year 1 since there was no year 0 and the old century and old millennium end on year zero.
The error is cool. Will a slab protect it from zinc decomposition?

 

I think the letters/design on brockage coins are supposed to be backwards, since they come from another already struck coin. For vise coins, the underlying coin design are still there, due to comparatively lighter pressure applied. Just my thoughts.

 

100% definitely not a vise job. 100% genuine.

The reverse side of this coin would have been corrupted if it were a vise job. Also, at least part of or all of the rims would have been flattened.

Understand that an already struck cent failed to exit the chamber and was then struck into this coin, which is what constitutes a brockage.

 

Error-ref.com can provide further info on this error type

 

I would assume more so than a paper flip or plastic 2x2

 

I did say lol which means I was joking with the op but I think you missed it.

 

You missed the lol. I think it's a great error. I just couldn't resist commenting on the backwards lettering as we see so many vice jobs that people consider errors. As I also said, I wish it were mine.

 

I surely missed the part...

 

Nice pickup!

 

Oops. I guess I did!