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COIN alignment, where you flip it on the 9 o'clock / 3 o'clock axis
MEDAL alignment, where you flip it on the 12 o'clock / 6 o'clock axis
I think it would be opposite that: MEDAL alignment, where you flip it on the 9 o'clock / 3 o'clock axis COIN alignment, where you flip it on the 12 o'clock / 6 o'clock axis |
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No coop, I have it correctly. Grab a coin and try it...
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I did. The U.S. Coin alignment is flip if 12 and 6. Try it.
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I think what BStrauss3 means is not that the 3 and 9 o'clock points line up, but that the axis of rotation is between those points, i. e. horizontal. 12 o'clock on one side thus lines up with 6 on the other.
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BStrauss3 is right -- flip on the axis (i.e. "on the 9/3 axis" means the 9 and 3 position are fixed, 12 and 6 change places).
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That is what I'm saying.
Coin Alignment:
Hold a coin in your hand with 12:00 on the obverse. Flip the 6:00 edge over and then the reverse is horizontal.
Medal alignment if you hold the coin with the horizontal at 12:00 at the top, turn the 9:00 to the right and the reverse is showing the horizontal with the 12:00 at the top.
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Coin orientation takes a vertical flip or north to south or top to bottom or 6 over 12 seen below. Obverse orientation before flip.  Obverse orientation after flip. Note the reverse should now be in the upright position if not, its rotated.  Thanks, Doug. Edited by Halo1st
04/02/2018 10:30 pm
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Coin Alignment:
Hold a coin in your hand with 12:00 on the obverse. Flip the 6:00 edge over and then the reverse is horizontal. That is what BStrauss3 means by flipping on the 9/3 axis -- the axis is the part that doesn't move, and which the rest of the coin rotates about. (Think of the earth's axis, which connects the north and south poles.) We're all saying the same thing but getting hung up on the terminology. |
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Here is a good way to show mis-alignment:  Normal would show a U.S. coin obverse level and mirrored upside down. If it is not, then it is misaligned. 45 degree and higher is the better ones to keep. |
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That's how just about all US coins work; you can try it with others. What you have is a normal 1946 dime that's worth a little for the silver. |
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