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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just thought this was a neat find for today so far and wanted to share.    Hopefully have better luck later. Have Fun All !  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
LD copper? Nice off center.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Looks more like a nice MAD than an OC?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Thats a nice little beauty !  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Yep, it's MAD and large date.
You'll have to weigh it to find out if you got copper or zinc.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
Are MADs associated with offcentered reverses? Obverses? Or both dependent on which is the fixed die?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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MAD - misaligned die - means that one of the dies is in the right place but the other one isn't.
An off-center strike means that planchet was not properly centered before being struck so both sides of the coin will be affected.
Clearly, your coin is not exactly what the mint wants to produce. It is, however, within tolerance. You can tell what it is and it probably wouldn't get stuck in a coin counting machine.
Hope that helps.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks Buddy. A good explanation.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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UPDATEI have found out that it is Copper not Zinc. Also Large Date. Used a little beam scale to compare the weights with a few known zinc's and coppers. Question: What type of difference does this make besides the medal used? Does/would it affect value in some way ? Thank you all for your responses.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I just checked Numismedia and it looks like all the 1982 business strikes are worth 2 cents unless they are mint state. At that point, they are worth 3 cents. But it is kind of fun to look for all 7 varieties. It would be more efficient to buy them, but I enjoy the hunt. Check this out, if you haven't already. http://www.lincolncentresource.com/...es/1982.html |
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 United States
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Nice find. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Don't take this over to the errors thread. They kill cool finds with a swiftness. I found a 1993 last week almost identical to this in regards to the off center strike. I thought it was cool so I posted it on errors and they told me it was as worthless as a football bat. Crushed my dreams. I still think yours is cool though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
Hang in there Rob - some folks can be a little more 'direct' than they might need to be, but don't be afraid to post something you have a question about or just find interesting. Happy hunting...and learning too.
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United States
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Don't take this over to the errors thread. They kill cool finds with a swiftness. I found a 1993 last week almost identical to this in regards to the off center strike. I thought it was cool so I posted it on errors and they told me it was as worthless as a football bat. Not worthless, just worth less than a more extreme example.  I think this is cool. I think yours is cool. Value what you give it, not what people will give you for it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nicely stated JBuck !  |
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