Capped Die
A die cap is caused when a struck coin sticks to the upper hammer die. Once the coin is stuck to the die face, the reverse of the struck coin becomes the new die face.
capped die The term applied to an error in which a coin gets jammed in the coining press and remains for successive strikes, eventually forming a Â"capÂ" either on the upper or lower die.
Capped die - An error in which a coin gets jammed in the coining press and remains for successive strikes.
Capped Die
A major DIE VARIETY created by over-punching a small "CC" MINTMARK over a larger "CC" mintmark on the reverse die used to produce some 1879 Carson-City Mint silver dollars.
capped die
An error where a coin gets jammed in the press for successive strikes, eventually forming a "cap".
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A capped die is simply a coin that for some reason sticks to the upper die during striking, and through multiple strikings thins out and molds around the top or obverse die, forming a cap similar to a bottle cap or thimble.
A brockage is a Mint error, an early capped die impression where a sharp incused image has been left on the next coin fed into the coining chamber. Most brockages are partial; full brockages are rare and the most desirable form of the error.
Other Errors
Brockages Blank Planchet Capped Dies Die Cracks Double Die Counterbrockage
Indents Mated Pairs Mules Rotated Die Wrong Planchet Errors
Wisconsin State Quarter Errors ...
Below are a few of the types of error coins you can collect: Blank Planchets, Broadstrikes/partial collars, Capped Dies, Clips, Double/Triple/Multiple Strikes, Doubled/Tripled dies, Fragments, Major Die Breaks (Cuds), Off Centers, ...
a newly struck coin "sticks" to a die, causing the next coin struck to have a First Strike Mirror Brockage of the coin stuck to the die; by the second strike the mirror is distorted, and later strikes are termed Struck Through A Capped Die.
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 See also: Struck, Coin, Collar, Mint, Planchet
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