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mycrookedd Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 5:07 pm I know you have doubled dies, repunched/omitted mint marks, transitional errors, misaligned dies, greasers, strike through, blank planchet and etc. ...AND... I would like to think the mint has a check and measure to make sure these could never happen. However with all the errors listed above I can only assume this is not impossible. So If you take the image below and look at the cent with the #1. If you take it flip it over left/right. The memorial would always be upside down. This the way I've seen all cent coins. Question is with image #2 if you flip it over and see the memorial right side up. What would you call this error? misaligned die maybe? Has this ever happened on a one cent coin? If so what year or mint mark should I look for? Report this Post to the Staff

Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 5:12 pm Die rotation. I've read somwhere that the screws that hold the die in the press loosen and the die can rotate out of placement. Why they dont have a flat on the die to prevent this I don't know Edited by Mark1959 11/10/2017 5:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mycrookedd Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 5:19 pm Thanks Mark1959, Did a few searches for die rotation and bingo. Hit the nail right on the head. I am a newbie and it shows. thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 5:24 pm Always good to ask! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 5:29 pm The dies are keyed at specific degrees on a compass point, at times the keys/keyways break and vibration shifts the dies around. to have a 180 out is usually a boo-boo or a smart*** mint tech getting a good laugh at error collectors... Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 11/10/2017 6:27 pm Quote: what year or mint mark should I look for? Rotated Die can occur on coins of various denomination and Mint Marks, hard to find in the wild but possible, any rotated die over 90 degree carry's a higher premium. Good luck on the search. And to the Community.below are Three examples: Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 11/11/2017 11:48 am These 2 nickels are the only ones I've found, although they are slight. Report this Post to the Staff
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