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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Estate Buyer, post: 1545425, member: 41154&quot;]I have attached images of a couple of strange error coins.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The one coin is an 1826 large cent that appears to have been stamped&nbsp;&nbsp; with, or on to, a coin with a shield design, there are several that seem&nbsp;&nbsp; like they might work for the shield design that I seem to see, but I&nbsp;&nbsp; have not found any from the same time period.&nbsp; This image has some&nbsp;&nbsp; strange optical illusion properties, the hair and stars sometimes appear&nbsp;&nbsp; recessed, but are actually raised.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The second coin is a Lincoln penny with the standard post-wheat Lincoln&nbsp;&nbsp; Memorial back.&nbsp; The rim is quite raised towards the head side and the&nbsp;&nbsp; head looks like a Lincoln penny head that was far too big for the coin,&nbsp;&nbsp; thus only the last part of LIBERTY and the first part of the date show.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Any information/opinions are appreciated.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I mistakenly placed this same post in the &quot;What&#039;s it Worth&quot; section yesterday, and due to this egregious error on my part the post was removed from both places, but not before the following comments were received:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/member.php?u=29109" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/member.php?u=29109"><b>iGradeMS70</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Lincoln cent looks like it was struck through a late stage die cap!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;A very cool type of error, and it&#039;s definitely worth a significant premium... although I personally don&#039;t feel comfortable pinning it with a dollar figure. I&#039;ll leave that to the experts. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/member.php?u=11521" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/member.php?u=11521"><b>Hobo</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree - a late-state die cap strike. That is a very nice find. Congrats.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The Large Cent appears to have been counterstamped. Some counterstamped coins from this era - especially those with identifiable names or advertising - are highly collectible. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/member.php?u=8797" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/member.php?u=8797"><b>silentnviolent</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>the impression looks like that of the eagle on the reverse of the capped bust/liberty seated series. I&#039;m inclined to say a very old vice/smoosh job.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Nice find on the late stage die cap struck LMC though! Welcome to the forum! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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