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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25534093, member: 101855&quot;]Here is the only brockage I have. It is counterfeit, British made, British half penny. This was far more affordable than a U.S. coin brockage. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635548[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here a normal example of the counterfeit. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1635550[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I am going to assume that the obverse die is at the bottom on the press. This is the way the press was usually set up because the bottom die lasts longer the top or striker die. Since it often takes more effort to make an obverse die, the the coiners would prefer for it to last longer. </p><p><br /></p><p>For the brockage, the previous coin stuck to the upper die. When a blank is inserted and the coin stuck, the previous coin&#039;s obverse struck the reverse of the planchet, therefore creating the mirror image. The obverse of the brockage would be normal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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