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mmm no idea but I see that "The influx of counterfeit and lightweight coppers in circulation was a serious problem that hurt both laborers and small business and kept the economy from growing. Every time a worker or merchant accepted a lightweight copper at face value, they lost money because others would only accept these underweight coins at a discount, usually substantially below face value."
ref: Fugio Cents - Introduction So could be a counterfeit and that's why letters are reversed but I have no idea. Having coin at odd angle doesn't help - be better if we could see it as you would normally read a given side of any coin. Interesting find.[/QUOTE
Its definitely not lite wait...It almost double the weight. ..it might be too coins smashed together... Thats what Huntsman said...I can see two diffent coins...it has the 1over 100 like the early ones...and I can see stars like the 1804 and later...Thanks for looking
Looks like a brockage to me. A brockage occurs when a coin gets stuck in a die and the next blank inserted get struck by the coin which creates an incuse impression. I have a couple in my collection of counterfeit British halfpence brockages. They're not that uncommon in colonials and many are known with large cents and other coins. Here's a link to one of mine. I had to add a link as it seems I'm having trouble uploading photos on this site. I should also add that I've seen what appeared to be a brockage that was actually the result of coins being pressed together in a vice. This is usually evident by the appearance of more than just the coin, but evidence of other design elements where there shouldn't be.
Don - Former contributor to the Guidebook of US Coins (Redbook)
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/bowlski_bucket/coins/brockage.jpg