Error Multiple Strikes | Brockage error, or fake

[Guest]

I'm a longtime penny collector, but have never been into errors. I found this when my grandparents passed away, along with 1000's of other coins of the same vintage in an old water jug.

It appears to be a 1928 Wheat Penny with significant brockage. It was obviously struck on the obverse side with another obverse side of a Wheat Penny, which left a significant impression.

The big question is, was it done at the mint or not?

The face is 90% flat, except for the very top. The coin is now oval (0.79" x 0.89").

Trash it, or sell it?

[Vickilynn]

Interesting, how much does it weigh?
I am not an expert but would like see a few more pics, maybe a few not so close up and maybe one with another cent to compare? I am sure the experts will chime in soon.
Thanks for sharing!
Vickilynn

[Scott99]

Coin was smashed with another wheat cent reverse. Damage.

[liveandievarieties]

Your coin should weigh 3.11 grams or within a few tenths of a gram of it's standard weight.

The coin is unquestionably a damaged piece, made by pressing another cent against it. See how the N and other letters of the secondary image are backwards? On a double struck coin, both images would be normal. On a brockage, it would also look dramatically different if genuine.

"Vice-jobs" are fairly common, and everyone is fooled by them at least once. Keep this example for future reference, it's a good learning tool.

[drex]

Looks like a lincoln memorial cent that I had looked at by the PCGS at the ''fun'' show. They said that it is called false brockage which is caused when two cents are pressed together with tremendous force.

[liveandievarieties]

I've never heard the term "false brockage", but I guess it fits. Around here we've always referred to them as vice jobs, garage jobs or PSD (Post Strike Damage). Once it is determined to be damage, the intent of the person damaging it is inconsequential.

[drex]

It might not be false brockage, I am no expert

[liveandievarieties]

The term fits, I've just never heard of the term!

[kbeckman]

Interesting, how much does it weigh?
I am not an expert but would like see a few more pics, maybe a few not so close up and maybe one with another cent to compare? I am sure the experts will chime in soon.
Thanks for sharing!
Vickilynn

Sorry, but I don't have a scale that small.

Here is another 1928 next to it for comparison.

[trails]

It is a sandwich job. I do not agree with PCGS calling it a false brockage for it sounds like it gives it some legitimacy.

https://www.error-ref.com/garage-job-or-squeeze-job.html

BJ Neff

[mikediamond]

An article on pseudo-brockages (a form of post-strike mint damage) appears in the August 23, 2010 Coin World. A public domain version was not released, so you'll need to subscribe to the publication to get access to the archives.

[drex]

Here is my example of a false brockage cent.

obverse

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reverse

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