real or fake large cent, whats your opinion

[floydandtina]

found it at a cellar hole last year. the only info i have on the site that all the houses where either torn or moved in 1910. the coin is stamped concave instead of convex on the front and back it is also a little bit bigger than a large cent. looked at arror coins but have not seen anything like it. thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Ron Lord]

The big one looks like it may be the stamp use to make the smaller one!!

 

[Steve(Can)]

It appears like a "brokerage" (see link below) however with reverse images on both sides.

http://minterrornews.com/priceguidebrockage.html

Out of interest, you might want to send an image to an expert to get an opinion.

 

[floydandtina]

i looked at the site and it appears you might be right. it looks like a brokage. i was hoping that it may be counterfit then my imigination could of ran wild, if you no what i mean. thats a nice site with alot of weird coins. i have a nickle that was hit three times it looks like mickey mouse, i will have to dig that one out and check it out also, thanks alot for your help.

 

[Steve(Can)]

Be sure to let us know if you find anything out, Floyd.

What's odd is that because of the way they are misstamped, brokerages typically have an correct image stamped on one side and a reverse image stamped on the other. Your's has a reverse image stamped on both sides, like a platchet (the blank piece of metal used to strike a coin) was held between two coins and pressed.

One thing you might do is to weigh it, to see if it is the standard weight for a large cent (10.89 grams). A local jeweller could do this for you. In the meantime, you could also rig up some kind of balance with a ruler or something and weigh it against your large cent.

If it does not weigh the same as a large cent, then it was most likely someone fooling around, possibly trying to counterfeit coins. If it is the same weight as a large cent, I'd get a little excited, as that would indicate that it possibly is a mint error. If authenticated, it would be one that is incredibly rare--and valuable.

Real interesting find, thanks for posting!

 

[floydandtina]

n/t

 

[deerman]

It might be from a coin being stuck in both sides of the press and come down on the next coin blank causing it to reverse to a die stamping of the coin so yes it has a real chance of being a miss strike