1919 Mercury Dime Rotated Reverse - Coin Community Forum

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uclabrat New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 03/12/2018 7:11 pm I recently purchased a set of coins from a pawn shop, and found something interesting with which I am not familiar. As an amateur numismatist, I'm sure there is quite a bit with which I am unfamiliar! What I found is a 1919 Mercury dime whose obverse and reverse are not lined up appropriately. In fact, I'd say they are approximately 15 degrees offset. The dime is mounted in a cardboard/Mylar holder so you can see the relative positions. I have attached images of the obverse and reverse, as well as an image of me holding the coin over a mirror so you can see that I didn't switch out the reverse image for another dime I had mounted in a holder at an angle. Does anyone know of this error? Haven't found anything online. Is this special and valuable? It's in fairly poor condition (about G-4 by my estimate), so I'm not expecting much. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 03/12/2018 7:38 pm well within tolerance, you need at least a 90 degree rotation for any premium.. Report this Post to the Staff
uclabrat New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 03/12/2018 7:40 pm OK thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5839 Posts	Posted 03/12/2018 7:48 pm All Mercury dimes has minor rotations, 10-15% aren't out of the ordinary. Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8524 Posts	Posted 03/12/2018 8:06 pm You can really see how common this is when you fill a mercury album and turn the pages. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/12/2018 8:12 pm I can certainly understand why you would ask. Report this Post to the Staff
uclabrat New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 03/12/2018 8:21 pm Thanks to everyone for their input! I'm glad I asked the experts. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190564 Posts	Posted 03/13/2018 11:02 am 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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