Odd Overstruck Lincoln Cent - UPDATE - Satellite Identified
cmerlo1
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Hoping someone can tell me what this is. I picked it up at the Austin Airport show earlier today because it looked interesting. The obverse shows a date of 1980, but appears to be struck thru or struck over with a flag design. The reverse shows what I'm assuming is a satellite and the earth, moon, and sun with the words 'THE SECOND STEP' and 'GLOBE'. Google didn't help unfortunately... thanks in advance!
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Very odd but kinda cool.
Interesting
Looks something the Soyuz. Russian counterfeit?!?! 😂
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PMD
At first I thought it was the Apollo-Soyuz mission (1975) but the illustration seems a little off.
Maybe an artists rendition of the later International Space Station?
Not sure if that ghosted detail on the obverse is intentional or a relic left on the anvil surface.
I suspect it was made by an outfit that operated in the late 1970s into the 1980s. I have a USS New Jersey cent I'm a very similar style, and they made a few other designs.
Interesting how the date isn't distorted.
Neat coin.
peacockcoins
I don't think so. There is a design struck onto the coin.
Definitely someone intentionally overstruck a design on a cent... I would say the obverse looks like a transfer from what may have been beneath it when striking... Cheers, RickO
That's an amazing find. I love it!
I did some quick Internet searches and couldn't find anything on it.
I agree that it was overstruck on Lincolns' bust survived somehow.
It's a very interesting piece an appears to be a mystery worth trying to solve!
An elongated cent souvenir that didn't quite get pressed correctly?
That's what's strange to me. The reverse is fairly high relief, which would've required a lot of pressure. You'd think much of the original obverse design would be a lot more flattened and distorted than it is, with the other design being more prominent.
Like @braddick said, the date is not distorted and is clear and sharp. This also seems odd because it's opposite a flat area on the reverse. This is definitely a puzzle!
Elongatis interruptus! Per goodmoney4badmoney.
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this thread made it into google images already.
i typed this - the second step globe satellite
and found this already:
i don't know how comprehensive this image is but it has a lot of different satellites to compare. (man made)
Bump for the weekday crowd. Hoping this won't remain a mystery!
It's related to several other overstruck 1c that were done in quantity in the 1980's (possibly a bit earlier) similar to the Battleship New Jersey piece pictured below. The New Jersey cent has sold for up to $100 at auction but realistically is a $10 item full full retail. I don't recall all the others right now but I'll try to find images
That's the one I have. Somewhere I have the original paperwork that has the maker's name on it.
Thank you, @tokenpro ! Definitely looks like the same manufacturing process except for the obverse overstrike. Hoping @JBK can find the name of the maker.
So very interesting. Congrats on a neat find, regardless of occurrence method.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
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if you have this coin and it matters, there MAY be a green spot on the reverse.
I found the satellite! It's the Bernal Sphere, a concept for a space colony that never got off the ground (no pun intended).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernal_sphere
https://slate.com/culture/2012/12/nasas-ames-research-center-space-colony-images-from-the-1970s.html
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DANGIT. i knew that second step thing shoulda made it obvious.
well don sir.
Thanks! I finally thought to Google '1970's space satellites' and found it a ways down in the results.
Good thing it’s a pre 1982.
Great work cmerlo1. So did you find who made the overstrike?
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
I couldn't find an example of the overstrike anywhere. Strill looking though!
Just a little input on hammer and anvil strikes ( not that I’d know from personal experience 😁).
I’ve always, ah I mean, I’ve heard that a stout leather strap ( belt) can help with unwanted striking issues.
Just sayin, heard it somewhere 🙃
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