1920 Philadelphia Off-Center Wheatback Lincoln Cent

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Yubah New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 11:01 pm Hi, new here, I just started coin collecting a few months ago and learning more about what I should be trying to spot. Today in the parking lot at Walmart I found a 1920 penny with no mintmark (I assume Philadelphia) and noticed the face is off center. I am curious what the value of it may be and to know more about the error itself. Also, unrelated, but I have already a 1965 penny where the words "In God We Trust" have no gap at the top between the rim. They seem to be melded into the rim itself, especially the top of the "W" in "We" at 12 o'clock. I haven't been able to find much about this error, if it is an error, on the internet and would like to know more. I appreciate anybody lending insight and your honest & educated opinions, thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 11:08 pm Not off center. This is a misaligned die, otherwise known as MAD. Because it's an earlier wheatie, I would give it a price tag of a dollar or so. Relating to the 1965 you mentioned, two things. Die Deterioration Doubling and simple wear of the die. Not worth anything. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7076 Posts	Posted 05/28/2020 01:27 am to CCF...If you want to get a lot of information quickly...Type into the search box CoopHome or always click on any blue lettering words or phrases you find here in comments Edited: forgot to add...good luck on future finds, have fun.... Edited by Greasy Fingers 05/28/2020 01:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
Yubah New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 05/28/2020 11:21 am Nice to meet you! Thanks for the info, I think I see now, so a MAD is when only one side is off? It would be off center only if the front AND the back were off. So that's really neat then, I guess I found my first one didn't I? Report this Post to the Staff
SilverCents Pillar of the Community United States 3281 Posts	Posted 05/28/2020 12:06 pm Correct Yubah, nice job! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/28/2020 12:20 pm Correct. Just one side affected. These are common, but if the devices fall over the edge then they are collectable: Note the information on the full image? Die mis-alignment is the cause for this. The hammer die is adjustable, the anvil die is not. So if the centering of the hammer die isn't correct you will see examples like these: You can often see the weakness also on the reverse opposite side of the coin because the die is out of center, the opposite devices can be weak. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189502 Posts	Posted 05/28/2020 3:57 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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