1920 Lincoln Wheat Cent Rotated Die. Legit? How Common?

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EI8 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 04/19/2013 11:26 pm I just started putting wheat back cents into a Whitman folder I picked up... first time collecting coins. It's a fun hobby. I stumbled upon this 1920 Lincoln and discovered by accident that the reverse is not aligned in the usual fashion. So far this is my second oldest cent, lol! I looked it up and apparently the misalignment is the result of a rotated die. Just glanced at the thread about Magician's coins... could this be faked... would someone fake a penny? Does anyone know how common this occurrence is? Are they random one-of-a-kinds or particular varieties of particular years? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

papatony Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 04/19/2013 11:34 pm I do not believe this is a Magicians coin. I think you got the real deal there! Congratulations! See this: http://www.lincolncentresource.com/...tedDies.html Edited by papatony 04/19/2013 11:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 04/20/2013 12:28 am You have a reverse die axis rotation of approx. 150 degrees. 90 degrees or more is a nice find. 180 degrees is the big one. Report this Post to the Staff
jkol2369 Pillar of the Community Canada 607 Posts	Posted 04/20/2013 02:38 am Nice find.. biggest rotation I ever found was 55 degrees Report this Post to the Staff
EI8 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 04/20/2013 12:00 pm Thanks guys for the info! I guess I might not spot another one for a while. Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 04/20/2013 1:17 pm 30+ years searching cents,not one rotated more than 20 degrees. I am green with envy. Report this Post to the Staff
jay4202472000 Pillar of the Community United States 853 Posts	Posted 04/20/2013 5:32 pm Nice rotation! Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 04/23/2013 07:28 am the rotated die census puts the number of 1920 wheats rotated between 90 and 180 degrees at 13 to 30 specimens. yay for you! They aren't worth much though, as very few people collect them. Report this Post to the Staff
arcamonetravis New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 04/25/2013 9:34 pm this is cool! I have to look through all my coins I didn't know this was a thing. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/26/2013 12:17 pm It can be faked as others mentioned a magician coin. But yours is the real deal. Nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
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