Wheat Penny Incuse NON-MIRROR lettering wheat stalk on Reverse

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  1. TTuck

    TTuck New Member

    Yes I do remember that and thanks a bunch for your comments on this one!
     
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  3. BadThad

    BadThad Calibrated for Lincolns

    It has to be struck thru a fragment. Mike Diamond will have to chime in on this one. You might try dropping him a PM.

    Nice find!
     
  4. TTuck

    TTuck New Member

    So would it be safe to say this coin was Struck Thru a Rotated Fragment? Sounds pretty cool, and pretty rare maybe?
     
  5. ikandiggit

    ikandiggit Currency Error Collector

    I'd say it's a keeper! I'd love to have this for my collection!
     
  6. mikediamond

    mikediamond Coin Collector

    While it could have been struck through a flake that detached from a struck cent, the clarity of the incuse lettering suggests it was more likely struck through a thin struck fragment. A thin piece of metal (possibly derived from a planchet) was situated between the reverse die and an overlying planchet. When the two elements were struck, the thin layer of metal molded itself to the recesses of the die face. The original planchet was ejected and a new one fed in. At some point the flake became dislodged, shifted position, and was struck into the fresh planchet. This generated an extensive set of incuse, normally-oriented design elements. I've seen many such errors, but this is a particularly nice one.

    The same effect can be seen on coins struck through dislodged and shifted late-stage die caps.
     
  7. TTuck

    TTuck New Member

    Thanks Mike!
     
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