Posted 10/13/2015 11:39 am
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If I were to guess these are more desired (although some of the off center ones otherwise look great). Is this accurate? is there any exception to this?
If I were to guess these are more desired (although some of the off center ones otherwise look great). Is this accurate? is there any exception to this?
The correct terminology you're looking for is a MAD (Mis-Aligned Die). An off-center coin is off on BOTH side and is considered an error. MAD's are just considered to be part of the minting process, pretty common and generally not collectible unless part of the design gets cut-off.
As far as grading, in general, a MAD will have no effect until you get to 66 and up. A nice MAD with great luster and few hits that would normally grade 67 might be dropped to a 66 as it's seen as an "imperfection".
Also, my preference in general is for mint state coins. If I'm choosing between a well-stuck circulated coin and a lesser struck MS coin, I usually side with the MS example. However, what's wrong with keeping BOTH? Too often collectors get cornered into thinking they should only keep one coin (to fill a single hole). One of the reasons I don't care for albums/folders.
I simply use pocket pages (3-ring binder type) so I have total flexibility. If I like a coin for ANY reason, it goes into my collection. I have everything from G to MS, toned, error, variety, MAD, whatever in my collection....if I like it, I keep it.
