Question For The Experts - Crooked Reverse On 1944 Walking

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tben339 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/30/2013 12:10 pm Hi everyone - first time on the site because I need some input from the experts. I collected coins when I was younger but wasn't ever hard-core about it. I have a box full of coins which I recently pulled out to go through for junk silver. I found a 1944 Walking Liberty half dollar which looks like it's in pretty good condition, so I pulled it out to look at it. I immediately noticed that the reverse and obverse are not even. If you look at the obverse with the date directly at the bottom, and carefully flip the coin, the reverse is noticeably crooked. The entire reverse is slanted about 1/8 turn to the left. It isn't a huge difference, but I noticed it right away. So my question is... Is this anything special? I searched Google and this forum and couldn't find anything about it. Thanks for your assistance! Report this Post to the Staff

CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 12/30/2013 1:28 pm I could be a rotated die that carries a premium the bigger the rotation. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/30/2013 2:09 pm Welcome to Coin Community. That's a rotated die. For most issues, the rotation needs to be significant - over 90 degrees - to add value to the coin. Any rotation is an interesting thing, though. Report this Post to the Staff
tben339 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 12/30/2013 5:07 pm Thanks both of you for the replies! Seems a pretty common thing now that I know what to call it in my searches! This one is a minor rotation; nothing special. Thanks again for the info! Report this Post to the Staff
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