Reverse Brockage Campgate

[Gunner]

Here is an interesting piece I just got in the mail today. It is a "reverse brockage" campgate AE of either Constantine II or Constantius II. Reverse brockages are quite rare. Obverse brockages (the kind where the "heads" side of the coin is incuse on the reverse of the coin) are more common and tend to appear frequently on Roman Republican denarii. A brockage occurs when an already struck coin gets stuck in one of the dies and the coin serves as a die for the next blank. This produces an incuse/mirror image impression of one side on the other side. Most brockages are obverse brockages, because the obverse die was generally affixed to the workbench, while the reverse die was held with iron tongs for striking. The workers would have to have been either in a hurry or didn't care when the coin became stuck in the tong portion of the die as this would be easily seen.


Gunner

 

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[CRUSADER]

Now that is really cool. Thats another for my list

 

[Gunner]

Now that is really cool. Thats another for my list

Thanks! I can't find another decent example anywhere of a reverse brockage..let alone a campgate! This was found in Spain (Note the "spanish" patina)

Gunner

 

[Thomas007]

That is really something how that occurred.

Are any US coins capable of experiencing reverse brockage?

I found an overdate dime a few years ago but that is caused from re carving the die.

Sanat

 

[CRUSADER]

Now that is really cool. Thats another for my list

Thanks! I can't find another decent example anywhere of a reverse brockage..let alone a campgate! This was found in Spain (Note the "spanish" patina)

Gunner

Yeap realised it wasn't the UK. Only fished Spain not detected yet. Very nice & unusual piece, a nice addition to your collection.

 

[Gunner]

That is really something how that occurred.

Are any US coins capable of experiencing reverse brockage?

I found an overdate dime a few years ago but that is caused from re carving the die.

Sanat

Good question and I am not sure. I do not collect modern coins; however, I suspect modern equipment is well-equipped to not have this happen. I suspect a reverse brockage of a modern coin would be worth quite a bit? This is a question I would like to know the answer to. I did a google search and can only find references to reverse brockages on either ancient or old foreign coins (non U.S.).

Gunner

 

[Thomas007]

Hey Gunner

Not trying hijack your link but found a picture of a 1882 US large cent with reverse brockage