brockage
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In numismatics, the study or collection of money and coins, an imperfect coin.
- noun Broken or damaged material; broken glass, pottery, etc.
Examples
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Brockages occur when a coin remains in either the top or bottom die. The stuck coin now has both an obverse and reverse and is a perfectly good coin at this point. But then along comes a blank coin, a planchet. Now the original coin becomes a die and stamps the planchet. The raised surfaces of the stuck coin inscribe an exact reproduction of the coin, but in intaglio instead of relief.
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Below is some background on unique example of an ancient coin die used to strike a Tribute Penny – Denarius of the mint of Lugdunum, and perhaps the first known evidence of early coin brockage.
Unique Ancient Coin Die Tiberius, 14-37 A.D. : Coin Collecting News
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The known ½ of a 1795 Reeded Edge cent, in the McCawley tally that I cited last year, is a brockage that lacks a reverse (back).
Note
'Brockage' comes from English dialect, with 'brock' possibly meaning 'rubbish.'
