In case any early copper guys are interested.....

NoGvmnt

1788 double struck connecticut, PCGS VF-30

Jim

coppercoins

If I'm not mistaken were these all not made on a screw press? If so, how do you come up with a double struck coin that's not on-purpose? I would think they would have to know they were screwing this one twice.

Oh man, I just realized what I typed, didn't mean it when I typed it, but am leaving it for humor sake. I could use humor right now.

ss350camaro

<< <i>they were screwing this one twice. >>



LOL

NoGvmnt

<< they were screwing this one twice. >>


Maybe it wasn't satisfied the first time!

Jim

mrpaseo

Very interesting, and a Pleasent way of bringing up your point

coppercoins

Absolutely classic, MrPaseo...the best TIC remark I've seen here yet.

Conder101

As I mentioned in another post in order to strike coins efficiently with the screw press the operators would have to get into a steady rhythm swinging the weighted arm back and forth. They didn't pay any attention to whether or not there was a planchet on the die, that was the responsibility of the coiner. If he didn't get a previously struck coin out of the die and a new planchet in place before the press cycled down again he had no way to stop it and you got a double strike. (Couldn't take too much time , or he would get his hand crushed in the press.)

Rittenhouse

<< <i>If he didn't get a previously struck coin out of the die and a new planchet in place before the press cycled down again he had no way to stop it and you got a double strike. (Couldn't take too much time , or he would get his hand crushed in the press.) >>



That is one explanation for early double-strucks. The other is a failure of the feeding mechanism. If I recall correctly (need to double-check Cooper), feeding mechanisms were developed by the early 1700s. The US Mint had them; they are mentioned in the records. NJ mints likely since Harper was involved & is mentioned in connection with feeding mechanisms. Perhaps the other colonial mints too. Rather easy to design.

Conder101

Either way the men operating the swing arm would stil be working with a continuing rhythm and not checking to make sure there was a planchet correctly placed on the die before swinging the arm.

dorkkarl

1 of a kind - bwuahahahahaha!

K S