Is this IHC a genuine mint error?

RedneckHB

Found this coin in a can of wheaties that was just brought into my local B&M shop. The shop owner just ran them through the counting machine and never looked at the coins.

So I seek help from the collective and want to know if it worth the ~$80 to send to PCGS?

IrishMike

Good grief, looks like someone was having fun at the mint or their wife ticked them off, no idea on this one. Kinda cool though.

renomedphys

Isn't that one of those coins that got struck when another coin got stuck in the press, forming an inverse impression? Why is it on both sides, I wonder? Maybe the coin flipped and got hit again. Somebody has seen this and can remember how it's made. What I do think is that it's not a true error, just the byproduct of malfunctionig equipment.

DRUNNER

Looks like a possibility . . . but Rick or Frank will know for sure.

Drunner

legacycoin

I'm thinking post-mint modification...... someone having too much fun squishing coins together with a vise. I'd hold off on sending it in until the experts reply.....

dizzyfoxx

I doubt it. Looks like a victim of major abuse.

GrumpyEd

The image is mirrored, can't tell from the pics if it's incuse. Pretty sure it's not an error. Most likely it was smashed with an IHC against it post mint.

RedneckHB

can't tell from the pics if it's incuse


It is incuse on both sides.

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sinin1

incuse means hammered on good coin


what does the planchet look like and weigh?


I wonder if any of it was from the mint - or a contemporary fake

ricko

I would say, without the authority of our experts, that it looks fake. Cheers, RickO

seanq

Squeeze job, and not a subtle one either. Someone put that coin in a vice between the reverses of two genuine Indian cents, then squeezed them more than once causing multiple incuse impressions. 100% sure it's post-mint.


Sean Reynolds

tombr

<< <i>Question, which post mint damage are we talking about? >>




It's called brockage, and I've only ever seen it on one side of a coin. It's virtually impossible to have brockage on both sides.

ChrisRx

I have no idea as I am not an error collector but it looks like you might get a "genuine" designation if it IS a true error. Looks like some post mint damage also

RedneckHB

So I guess this is not looking good as an error. Any other comments?

PerryHall

<< <i>Most likely it was smashed with an IHC against it post mint. >>