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1889 S Sovereign Off-Center Strike

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 Posted 07/31/2015  02:15 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add gagaichik to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Just got this coin as a bullion. It has a slight off-center strike on the obverse, 10am-4pm axis. I would like anyone's opinion about the genuineness and how does this flaw affect the coin's value. Any thoughts about the grade would be greatly appreciated as well. Thanks!

Coin's dimension and weight are standard.



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 Posted 07/31/2015  11:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This coin is not struck enough off centre to be cnsidered as an error. Even though the rim denticles look to be a little light on detail, the coin looks to be genuine to my eye.
Some tiny flat spots where the design is high.
Obverse good VF. Reverse nearly EF. (British grading system).

Many years ago, I had a complete type set of Australian sovereigns and half sovereigns. The half sovereigns were all of the Sydney Mint: seven halves in all.

'S' mint: I used to walk past the old Sydney Mint building regularly, on my way to work.
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sel_69l, thanks a lot!
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For me, this is clearly off-centre and a genuine error of note. I have seen far less advertised as an "error"

Coming from someone who collects error coins.
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