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Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
Mint worker shows up for a day's work with $2-1/2 gold coin in pocket. Intercepts a gold planchet about to be struck and throws the $2-1/2 he came to work with into the collecting bin with the newly struck $2-1/2s. Leave work with gold planchet to be used another day when worker or worker he is in cahoots with is making… -
Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
.25 grain weight tolerance for $2-1/2 gold planchet. .25 grains would be 1/1920 oz. (Troy). 1/4 grain is the lightest weight in my set of troy weights that came with my scales. Seems that the gold Indian cents bearing the date 1900 might be non-mint products since they are way off the tolerance limit for $2-1/2 gold… -
Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
The finest known of the (3) 1900 gold Indian Head Cents has a great pedigree and story. Prior to me purchasing it in auction 50 years ago for $7775. (Fred Weinberg was the underbidder), it was in the collections of Col. E.H.R. Green and B.G. Johnson. Abner Kreisberg Corporation 1/1975 auction, lot 609; Mike Byers: John… -
Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
Do error coins get more exotic than this? The 1905 piece seen below is unique. From Mike Byers website: There are five Indian cents known that are stuck on gold planchets. Among them are three dated 1900, this piece dated 1905, and an example dated 1906. The Judd pattern reference lists 1900 and 1907 gold cents in the… -
Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
The unique 1913 Gold Buffalo Nickel has its own fascinating story. Originally purchased raw, certified by PCGS as a detailed grade ‘test cut’, sold in a Heritage Auction for $78k, I submitted it to NGC and it was certified as a straight grade, I sold it for $400k to Jim Gately who has the #1 PCGS Buffalo Nickel Registry… -
Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
I agree! Deliberately struck and taken out! Imagine that! -
Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
Of course, this does not explain why the 1905 and 1906 dated gold Indian Head Cents were struck on gold planchets of the standard weight. Certainly a mystery! Thanks for sharing your experience with gold IHCs. Overweight, out of tolerance gold planchets ending up with penny planchets about to be struck? The mint was… -
Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
Right? It sure has the appearance of incuse. -
Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
It looks normal to me. The lighting angle is from the bottom. -
Re: Indian Head Cent Struck On $2-1/2 Gold Planchet
Is the reverse incuse? It sure looks that way!
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