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Message:: [QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 431909, member: 12965"]Howdy fellow coin peeps, <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> For your viewing pleasure I offer up one beautifully messed up 1787 Connecticut Copper, Miller 4-L, Horned Bust Variety, that's been struck at least 3 times possibly more (IMO): Natural light:  <img src="http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2453/1787obvgw9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  <img src="http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/7261/1787revld8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Artificial light: <img src="http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5955/1787obvnewon2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  <img src="http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5165/1787obvnew2hy5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />  By the profile alone, it's easy to make out 2 strikes and if that's all you looked at, you would think this was only double struck, but if you look in-between the R & I of AUCTORI, you will see another R, which, when compared to the profile doubling, does not match up to being in the location it should be from those two strikes. Also, there are 4 visible N's in CONNEC, the 2nd one has one above it (3rd N) and then the fourth is just after that. So, the only thing I can come up with is it was originally poorly struck and a second strike occurred but it was too far off from the first strike, so a third strike occurred to enhance the restrike and was close enough to let it go or possibly a fourth strike occurred and then they let it go. Also, with multiple strikes, the coin is "squished" outwardly and becomes larger than it should be, as is the case with this one but not a lot. I have a double struck counterfeit 1775 English Penny/Pence that is seriously oblong because of how off centered the second strike was. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Don't forget that when a coin is repeatedly struck, it causes metal fatigue so while this looks pretty ugly, most of that is due to being struck several times, plus, Connecticut Coppers are not known for being pretty in the first place. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> You can compare this one to the one on CoinFacts to see what I mean. <a href="http://mhtml:{7FF92132-DBB3-44F2-AD3D-FDC60A444E53}mid://00000915/!x-usc:http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/1787_ct_coppers/1787_ct_copper_miller_04_L.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mhtml:{7FF92132-DBB3-44F2-AD3D-FDC60A444E53}mid://00000915/!x-usc:http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/1787_ct_coppers/1787_ct_copper_miller_04_L.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/1787_ct_coppers/1787_ct_copper_miller_04_L.htm</a> As always, opinions are greatly appreciated. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]

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