synapsid Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Hi all - I am not an experienced numismatist so I wonder if anyone can identify this weird coin: I once had a Lincoln penny that seemed to have a normal reverse showing the Lincoln Memorial. The obverse was slightly concave, and showed a ghostly Lincoln memorial (no portrait of lincoln, no date, no mint mark, no words). Is this a well-known condition, or something else? I will post a pic if I can locate the coin this weekend. EDIT: After reading a few more posts, I think I can categorize it as a broadstrike, although it seems to be perfectly round; not oblong, and definitely no words or numbers are visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 this would be a brockage.... at least thats what it sounds like.... might have been struck through a capped die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 i think double strike thus showing 2 memorials 1 on each side u can try taking a magnifier an scanning the coin to see if u can locate details such as a date nose or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Sounds like a Brockage to me. The faint image shoud be a mirror of the reverse. A good find, I'd love to see a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 sounds kewl cant wait for a pic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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