Glossary

Categories

Bonded Coins
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Brockages
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Counterbrockages
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Die Adjustment Strikes
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Die Caps
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Die Trials
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Double Denomination
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Double/Multiple Strikes
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Dual Countries
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Experimental Blanks
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Experimental Strikes
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Experimental Surface
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Feeder Finger Strikes
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Gold Die Trials
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Gold Errors
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Gold Off-Metals
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Intentional Errors
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Martha Washington
Test Pieces

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Mated Pairs
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Mules
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Multiple Errors
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Off-Centers
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Off-Metals
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Overstrikes
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Pattern Die Trials
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Pattern Errors
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Pattern Mules
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Plasters
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Platinum Errors
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Proof Errors
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Specimens
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Spectacular Errors
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Transitional Errors
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Two-Headed Coins
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Two-Tailed Coins
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Uniface Die Trials
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Unique Coins


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Famous Liberty Nickel Counterbrockage. Pictured in Taxay and Margolis/Weinberg.

Counterbrockages

A counterbrockage error involves a cap die and a previously struck coin. When a cap die strikes a previously struck coin, the obverse design from that struck coin will be impressed into the cap. The result will be a design where the cap face will be an incuse brockage. When a new blank is struck by this cap die with an incuse brockage image, the obverse will have a raised and spread image from that incuse design of the cap. This brockage impression is known as a counterbrockage.