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Howdy fellow error freaks, 
For your viewing pleasure I offer up one beautifully messed up 1787 Connecticut Copper, Miller 4-L, Horned Bust Variety, that's been struck at least 3 times.
By the profile alone, it's easy to make out 2 strikes and if that's all you looked at, you would think this was only double struck, but if you look in-between the R & I of AUCTORI, you will see another R, which, when compared to the profile doubling, does not match up to being in the location it should be from those two strikings. Also, there are 4 visible N's in CONNEC, the 2nd one has one above it (3rd N) and then the fourth is just after that. So, the only thing I can come up with is it was originally poorly struck and a second strike occurred but it was too far off from the first strike, so a third strike occurred to enhance the restrike and was close enough to let it go. Also, with multiple strikes, the coin is "squished" outwardly and becomes larger than it should be, as is the case with this one. I have a double struck counterfeit 1775 English Penny/Pence that is seriously oblong because of how off centered the second strike was.
As always, opinions are greatly appreciated.
Ribbit
Ps: Don't forget that when a coin is repeatedly struck, it causes metal fatigue so while this looks pretty ugly, most of that is due to being struck several times, plus, Connecticut Coppers are not known for being pretty in the first place. You can compare this one to the one on CoinFacts to see what I mean.
Pps: There also appears to be 3 chins and I can barely make out a third set of lips, so was it struck 4 times? I don't know but this little guy sure had it rough during the creation process. I also added two new pics that I shot with artificial lighting to hopefully show the details better.
For your viewing pleasure I offer up one beautifully messed up 1787 Connecticut Copper, Miller 4-L, Horned Bust Variety, that's been struck at least 3 times.
By the profile alone, it's easy to make out 2 strikes and if that's all you looked at, you would think this was only double struck, but if you look in-between the R & I of AUCTORI, you will see another R, which, when compared to the profile doubling, does not match up to being in the location it should be from those two strikings. Also, there are 4 visible N's in CONNEC, the 2nd one has one above it (3rd N) and then the fourth is just after that. So, the only thing I can come up with is it was originally poorly struck and a second strike occurred but it was too far off from the first strike, so a third strike occurred to enhance the restrike and was close enough to let it go. Also, with multiple strikes, the coin is "squished" outwardly and becomes larger than it should be, as is the case with this one. I have a double struck counterfeit 1775 English Penny/Pence that is seriously oblong because of how off centered the second strike was.
As always, opinions are greatly appreciated.
Ribbit
Ps: Don't forget that when a coin is repeatedly struck, it causes metal fatigue so while this looks pretty ugly, most of that is due to being struck several times, plus, Connecticut Coppers are not known for being pretty in the first place.
You can compare this one to the one on CoinFacts to see what I mean.Code:
http://coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/1787_ct_coppers/1787_ct_copper_miller_04_L.htm
I also added two new pics that I shot with artificial lighting to hopefully show the details better.