1957D CAP DIE Error?

[bella]

Realy have no idea just a guess? CAP DIE.

[kloccwork419]

Looks encased at one time

[coinman2009]

I'm with ya on the encasement!

[pennies4pennies]

No question about it. encasement indeed.

[lara4228]

Forgive me, but what does encasement mean? I don't know too much about capped dies.

[DoubleYou]

Encasement equals PSD. There are some collectors of encased pennies though.

As to a Cap die, I don't know, but I'm thinking it's a coin that likes to wear hats....

[bella]

Meaning enclosed in something like a graded coin holder. even though that rim thins out at the bottom of the cent and looks like a regular cent edge . I can definitely see why your saying encased. Why would you have to put so much pressure on the penny in order to encase? just a thought i have no idea bout encasing. You would think it would be an equal ring around the penny. I don't know see what others think. THX

[pennies4pennies]

Forgive me, but what does encasement mean? I don't know too much about capped dies.

Some people have coins put on a neckless or ring or other things. They have a metal piece that wraps around a coin and makes the mark you see from being tighten up so they will not lose the coin then a chain or something is added to hang around your neck, arm, they are put in state lotto lucky scratch token.
Here are some pictures before after encasement.
Frank

[bella]

Not that it means anthing but it did come out of a roll that i got from my coin dealer that people brought in to sell. Prob makes it more likely lol. roll says 1957-1958 P+D AU-BU.

[bella]

Cool thank you thank you Back to the search Thx for replies.

[pennies4pennies]

Not that it means anthing but it did come out of a roll that i got from my coin dealer that people brought in to sell. Prob makes it more likely lol. roll says 1957-1958 P+D AU-BU.

So that means the roll was searched or put together because of 2 different years. There could of been 3 coins together that was very thight making a mark on the OBV and Rev. Rim to rim. a encasement will do the same thing and not always a perfit fit, thats why you see part showing on rim and part not. It's PSD encased or not.
Lets see what others have to say.
Frank

[coppercoins]

The coin shown in the images is NOT an encasement. It is simply a coin that was in a bezel.

Encased coins are 'good luck' coins - rings of aluminum struck around a coin, and the pressure from the strike bond the coin and the encasement. Often times, this bond isn't very strong and the coin can be popped out of the encasement. The strike from the encasement often flattens the rim of the coin. They were VERY common in the 50s and 60s - used for advertising everything from plumbers to politicians to hotels and dentists.

[thecentcollector]

Following CD's comment, I'll post pics of a few of these bezelled coins. Just as he said, they're "good luck" items, most times wrapped by an aluminum horseshoe, Picked a few up from a guy at a flea market a few years back. They advertise a local business, and have 1961-D cents encased in them. Will post pics when I get home.