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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;non_cents, post: 1917521, member: 30970&quot;]Hi folks,</p><p><br /></p><p>Just passing through the error forum, and thought I&#039;d post this one that I&#039;ve had in my collection for a little bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a late-stage struck through die cap error. It occurs when a coin becomes stuck to the hammer die, and the die continues to strike other coins. Therefore, struck through die caps can often be identified by a coin with a similar appearance as you see below on one side, but with a completely normal other side.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Eventually, the coin that became stuck starts to wear thin, and some of the detail of the original hammer die can be seen. This can be seen on many late-stage examples where the design often shows an odd distortion, kind of like a bleeding or smearing of the details.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]329119[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Do not confuse this error with a similar one, a struck through grease error. Although the basic premise of how it occurs is the same (debris prevents a full strike of the coin), there are some slight visual differences between the two. For example, lots of struck through grease errors are isolated in location, sometimes to single words in the motto or digits in the date. Struck through die caps nearly always affect the entire side of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will post a few more error mini-lessons in the next week or two, stay tuned![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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