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New Member
United States
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Just found this coin last night in a basket of coins my Dad gave me to cash in and just looking for advice if I should move on it/try to sell or just keep it for the novelty. I've read you ideally want at least a 5% offset and measuring this one in photoshop it's definitely just over 5% (especially on the back). The O and the F on the back are actually partially cut off and many of the other letters are touching the edge.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 to CCF! Nice Error coin! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I assume there is no reeding on the edge. If so then I agree it is an off center error.
Welcome to the forum!
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New Member
 United States
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Here's the edge, you can actually see the different layers split. And thanks! I haven't really visited many coin forums in the past as it's more of an "off and on" hobby for me. I inherited a bunch of coins around 2000 or so and that's what got me into them. I keep some of my more prized ones but I just sell most of them.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 And, welcome. Edited by fioti
12/27/2012 5:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I need to be re-enlightened after many years.
I used to call a coin like this quarter "broadstruck"
and that would include no reeding what so ever visible.
Now, what are the differences if any between and OC and broad struck ? Also which designation would be used if struck out of collar with the OC or for that matter a MAD. I do know the diff. between a MAD and an OC already. Is it just that terms
have changed over the years or what ?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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A broadstrike is struck outside of the collar. It is sometimes followed by the adjective "centered" or "uncentered" describing the location of the strike where uncentered would have the strike closer to one edge but still have the full design on the coin. An off centered strike is struck without the collar and has some design missing off the edge of the coin. A MAD is struck within the collar but has at least one side off center. So on a quarter a MAD would have reeding since the reeding is applied with the collar.
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New Member
United States
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I don't really know correct terminology either, I looked around on here for similar things first before I posted, lol. I even noticed on some other forums there was slightly different terminology too.
Is there any way to value something like this besides taking it in to an honest dealer?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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An off-center strike can occur with or without the collar being present. If the collar is not present it is an off-center broadstrike, if it is present it is an off-center. If the collar is present and in its normal raise position the off-center will frequently also have a noticeable bend.
Think about it. If the collar is in the normal position the planchet is either overhanging the coining chamber or tipped down into it at an angle. In either case as the hammer die comes down it pinches the planchet between the die and the edge of the collar. As the die continues the planchet tries to tip up, but the part in the coining chamber remains parallel to the die faces. With an off-center broadstrike the collar is jammed down and the top surface of the collar is flush with the face of the anvil die. The planchet is on a flat continuous surface. When the hammer comes down there is no tipping of the planchet, no pinching, and the planchet has only a very slight tendency to try an bend up toward the hammer die.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks. So, no such thing as a MAD broad struck then as the reeding does have to be entirely missing and only on an OC strike. Correct ? Other wise a broad struck coin. period, (what I originally thought) Has to be off center on both the obv. and reverse as well as not collared (no reeding whatsoever) I think I was confused as two why 2 types of broadstruck coins. I.E. OC BS or just plain BS :) Like that BS huh ?  |
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Posted 12/27/2012 1:07 pm
