Late stage capped die?

[jcuve]

I posted this on the LCR forums and no disagreed with the conclusions by ANACS regarding the type of error (a late stage capped die), however I figured I would post it here to get the collective opinion(s) from the error experts at CONECA ...

I'm newer to errors and even newer at the diagnosis of such errors.

[wavysteps]

The correct terminology would be "struck with a late stage die cap" as it says on the label. The term "late stage capped die" would refer to the die itself being capped and a "late stage die cap" would refer to the object that struck your coin. Your coin also appears to be a broad strike (struck outside the collar) which is not mentioned on the label. It is possible to have an in collar struck through a die cap, so your coin is actually two errors in one.

BJ Neff

[jcuve]

The correct terminology would be "struck with a late stage die cap" as it says on the label. The term "late stage capped die" would refer to the die itself being capped and a "late stage die cap" would refer to the object that struck your coin. Your coin also appears to be a broad strike (struck outside the collar) which is not mentioned on the label. It is possible to have an in collar struck through a die cap, so your coin is actually two errors in one.

BJ Neff

Good point.
I should have proof read my post and thought about what I wrote.

I had no idea that it was also struck outside the collar. Thanks for pointing all of that out.

[diamond]

It's a broadstrike with a late-stage brockage. The cap hadn't quite progressed to being a late-stage cap. A late-stage cap will have no image on the reverse (working) face. The coins that it strikes will therefore show no brockage and will show a strong, raised ghost image of the obverse design. The ghost image on your specimen is quite weak. That indicates the floor of the cap was still reasonably thick. The floor of a late-stage die cap is quite thin.