help with penny i came across

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treeguy420
treeguy420 Posts: 4 ✭
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ive been collecting for close to 10 yrs now and i never seen a penny like this the reverse side is good but the obverse is blank with a rim and weighs 3.1grams!




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  • oih82w8
    oih82w8 Posts: 13,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 22, 2026 2:21PM
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    I think this would be referred as a "die cap"?

    "A die cap coin is a dramatic mint error that happens when a newly struck coin fails to eject from the pressing chamber and sticks to the upper hammer die."

    @FredWeinberg and @Byers are a couple of error SME

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  • IkesT
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    Nice find; that is a brockage error.

    https://www.error-ref.com/brockage-full/

  • IkesT
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    @oih82w8 In this case, the OP brockage error was struck by a die cap, so the two are related.

  • FredWeinberg
    FredWeinberg Posts: 6,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A very late stage Brockage strike. Nice find.

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • treeguy420
    treeguy420 Posts: 4 ✭
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    thanks everyone im sending it to pcgs soon

  • oih82w8
    oih82w8 Posts: 13,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I get one right every once in a while. This was not one of those times.

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