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baktun20 New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 01/15/2008 12:50 pm On three of these pennies the rim is wider on one side than the other but I dont know if it is enough to be considered off-center or if this is a common occurence. The fourth penny(the 93)has a high raised rim, although you cant see it very well in the picture, and I was just wondering if it is anything. Thanks Image: offcenter.jpg 61.8 KB Report this Post to the Staff

coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/15/2008 2:05 pm In all cases it appears you have misaligned die strikes - where the hammer die was not completely plumb in the press. If the reverse of those coins is straight and the rim looks normal, then this is what you have. They do not generally warrant a premium value unless the design is affected...which is not the case with any of yours. They are pretty common, especially in the early 1970s. Report this Post to the Staff
magusxxx Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 01/15/2008 3:15 pm They are kind of neat. Because if you're looking through a bunch of pennies they really stand out like a sore thumb. Another neat oddity is when you get a big rim around one side of the coin and nothing on the other. Report this Post to the Staff
baktun20 New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 01/16/2008 4:37 pm "In all cases it appears you have misaligned die strikes - where the hammer die was not completely plumb in the press. If the reverse of those coins is straight and the rim looks normal, then this is what you have." What if both sides(obverse and reverse)are misaligned? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/16/2008 5:07 pm If the obverse and reverse were offset the same amount in the same direction, then you would have an off center struck coin. Report this Post to the Staff
baktun20 New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 01/16/2008 6:07 pm "If the obverse and reverse were offset the same amount in the same direction, then you would have an off center struck coin." The amount that the coin is offset is the same but it is in the opposite direction from one side to the other. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/17/2008 10:35 am If you flip the coin over top to bottom an off-center will be off in the same direction on both sides. In order for the design to be imparted on a coin by a die there has to be something behind that area of the planchet. We are talking about hammer and anvil here. If there is nothing behind a particular area of the planchet the design could not possibly be struck into the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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