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1978 Penny, Offset Error?

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1978 off set penny error?
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Please properly rotate coin/photo before posting...thanks. Looks like a nice MAD.
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Very nice example of a misaligned die--2x2 worthy.
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Mis-aligned obverse die. A very nice example. Nice find!

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Very nice MAD! Looks like it has a Rim Fin too.
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Thank you for all your input I have an autistic grandson who loves to look at pennies and he found this one and a couple others that I posted on here asking questions about so I want to thank you all for all your help and on this Penny you guys said a lot of stuff that I don't understand if somebody could interpret and let me know so I can let him know what everything means I appreciate it thank you very much for all your help!
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A misaligned die error (MAD) happens when the hammer die and the anvil die become misaligned. This is almost always because the hammer die shifts in it's holder.


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