A Lincoln with dentils?

Edge shots are a bit tough but this is what I could manage for now.
These two images are at 3 oclock. The edge is dished out (concave).
These two images are at 9 oclock. The edge is flat but becomes more and more concave as it gets to 3 oclock.

 

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Well I have to say i do believe that's an encased coin I see the edges very clearly Thank you for posting the images. I still never saw an encased coin with denticles it;s still a mystery to me.if these denticles were done by the encasement. I have a lincoln cent with testicles is it worth anything?


Jazzcoins Joe

 

Hi,

Yep, that's what it is.

I think we've heard that somewhere before ( from several people )

Have Fun,
Bill

 

It's still a mystery to me as well Jazz. I have never seen an encasement with the detail to account for this, but I see no other explanation.
Yes it is worthless Jazz but it has been a mystery to me for many years and I'm quite sure it's worth about as much as your testicles.

An encasement die can pass the details of the die to the coin.
This is a really cool example on an IHC that took on part of the encasement die.

 

Found this at the Fun Show.

 

Bingo! Case closed Thanks Larry!

 

Looks like you found it! Good eye! Now, on to the next mystery...

 

Just so I understand how it happened...
The cent is put in the case, then struck AFTERWARDS with the reeded design?

 

Thanks what it looks like!

 

The major design is probably already on the aluminum case. Apparently when the cent is put into the hole it is secured by stamping the beaded rim which presses the aluminum onto the cent to hold it.

 

No the aluminum disk is blank, the cent is put into it, it goes into the press and the design is struck on the aluminum disk. The pressure on the disk forces the metal outward against the collar and inward against the coin. This inward pressure is what causes the concave edge of the cent and any slight displacement of the piece in the pressor of the hole in the disk canresult in the edge of the disk die coming down on the rim of the cent.

And it looks like I was right, a beaded inner border.

 

I figured you were right Conder. My first few minutes at the show I looked down in a case and there it was. I couldn't believe it. It was really strange that it was even in his case along with coins worth thousands of dollars.

Thanks to all for the thoughts. I learned a lot from this thread.

 

Holly COW!

 

Well when you are wrong, you are wrong and I was wrong about the coin! However, I was hoping for Larry, that the coin was struck on a Foreign coin planchet!


Frank

 

The cool thing about it Frank is that you got me and probably others to think a bit about the possibilities. I love opinions that make me want to go out and learn more on the topic.

 

That looks like the proverbial "smoking gun". :kewl: