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1910 Penny, Error Or Normal Coin?

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 Posted 04/24/2012  09:39 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add R-Dawkins to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi, so I was browsing through my collection and noticed something I hadnt noticed when I got the coin a couple of years back..

on my other pennies, the obv and rev are aligned at 12 o'clock... but this one seems to have brittania about40 degrees off.. is this fairly common or would this constitute an error coin?



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 Posted 04/24/2012  12:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Lenikas to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
it shouldn't be like that. wait for the pros to show up, they should know better than me.
But I would say it is error coin.
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The error is called a Rotated Die. Dies are set in the coin press to align the correct way (depending on the country of manufacture) but with repeated pounding from coin striking whatever it is that holds the die (usually the non-hammer die, as if the hammer die were to turn it could fall out) in place can come slightly loose and turn. The larger the degree of rotation the more valuable the coin. I'm sure some others will chime in with some further explaining.
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ah.. always wondered about how the dies are actually held in place and stuff.. thanks for the info cnd, much appreciated.
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Not an expert based on other examples of this type with severe die rotation but die rotation does not add very much to the value unless 180* (severe). A coin like this with medal turn and not coin turn (~180*) would have a premium - but again not that much ...
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ah, thanks colonialjohn.. my 1818 crown is upside down on the one side (i know they were all struck like that) but have never understood why they did that? was there a specific reason for them to have it upside down? maybe made it easier to strike? any thoughts?
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my 1818 crown is upside down on the one side (i know they were all struck like that) but have never understood why they did that? was there a specific reason for them to have it upside down? maybe made it easier to strike?

This in general is called the "coin alignment". If you hold a coin by the edges between your pointing finger and the thumb the easiest way to turn it to the other side (without involving any other body parts) is to flip it upside down by twisting your fingers.

When both sides are up the same way it is called the "medal alignment", because if a medal hangs on someone's chest usually people turn it around the vertical axis through the point of suspension.

Some countries favor one alignment for their coins, other favor the other, some countries have done both. As for the minting process, the alignment doesn't really matter; but it is something they have to watch for if they want to be consistent.
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wow, never knew that.. this forum is awesome especially with such knowledgable people! thanks svslav!
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