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Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 06/17/2012 4:27 pm I am from Canada and I don't know a lot about US coins. I know that generally US coins are struck with coinage axis. I have an 1816 cent in probably G-4 to G-6 condition that is rotated, I believe, precisely 90 degrees off of coinage axis. Is this normal for 1816? In Canada, this sort of thing is quite collectible (I collect them myself!). Do these carry a collectible premium in the US? Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 06/17/2012 5:30 pm A very small premium. Many of the Matron Head series were rotated...I've seen quite a few actually. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 06/17/2012 7:01 pm Rotations do have a following, but pre-1830's US coinage is more susceptible to it than mintages produced after more advances press designs were introduced in that decade. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/17/2012 9:41 pm 1816 rotated large cents are rated at an R5 on the rotated die census. not that rare. I see that they list 3 of them with a clockwise rotation of 90 to 111 degrees - so I bet yours has a clockwise rotation too. I guess mine isn't on that list, mine has a 90 degree CW rotation as well. i'd guess the dies were inadvertently fixed in that position for a # of strikes. Edited by robbudo 06/17/2012 9:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 06/17/2012 9:54 pm Yes mine is clockwise. Thanks for the input! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 3:11 pm 1816 N-2, 5 and 7 are known with rotated reverses. N-2 doesn't seem to get past 20 degrees and N-5 seems to top out at 60 degrees, but N-7 comes with a 90 to 95 degree rotation. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/19/2012 11:31 pm Conder, what's the estimated rarity of the N7? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/20/2012 9:45 pm R-3. nothing special. Report this Post to the Staff
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