New Capped Bust Half purchase

Wow. What the hell. I guess I never realized capped busts could have been double struck. That's the first I have ever seen.

 

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I WISH I HAD IT.

 

Yes collectors love them, ANACS graded the coin AU55 and the label mentions the doubling... three very good reasons not to crack her out.

 

But it wasn’t struck in a collar...

 

I think @C-B-D , said he was going to sell it to me.

One can always dream...

 

Really? But how did this series get edge lettering?

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castaing_machine

Collars were not used until the introduction of the steam press in 1836

 

I've been puzzled about Fred's comment too.

 

I sent a follow up email asking for clarification about this. Will let y'all know.

 

Here's a little something
The list of edge lettering errors on bust halfs.

 

So was there no device at all to help center the planchets in the press?

 

I would have to freshen up on the style of press used but a feeder finger positioned the planchet. There had to be some sort of mechanism to help center the planchet upon the anvil die. But there was not a deployed collar.

 

The blank planchets were first run through a Castaing machine that upset the rims and applied the edge letters from two parallel bar dies, one stationary and one that moved.



A feeder mechanism then placed the planchet into position on the anvil die prior to being struck by the hammer die.

Striking the coin in a collar would have destroyed the edge lettering.

 

In other news, I finally looked up the history of the Castaing machine, so now I know it's not called that because you used it to casta coins.