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Rest in Peace
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I don't know if I'm in the right forum , please correct if not . When we say we have a coin with a rotated reverse .Can it be possible that the obverse was struck with a rotated (hub,die )? and that the reverse was struck Correctly ? I'm assuming there's no way of telling for sure ,but just wondering .  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I believe it would just be a 'rotated die!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The hub creates the die. So it was installed in the wrong rotation. Sometimes there is slight rotation that happens after/during a die clash. But the is less the 10 degrees usually.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It doesn't matter which die was rotated, obverse or reverse.
Since we don't know BY CONVENTION the reverse is always considered rotated.
And it doesn't matter.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Flip it. Heads obverse rotation, tails reverse rotation.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 United States
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It doesn't matter which die was rotated, obverse or reverse.
Since we don't know BY CONVENTION the reverse is always considered rotated.
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Flip it. Heads obverse rotation, tails reverse rotation. Too funny.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the 'rotated die census' also has a lot of good info!
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Pillar of the Community
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Since we start by observing the obverse, the apparent rotation is of the reverse.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Since we start by observing the obverse, the apparent rotation is of the reverse. Only true if you start with the Obverse in your hand. However, if you start looking at the Reverse first, then it's the Obverse that is rotated. I've always wondered if a coin could have both the Obverse and Reverse rotated?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've always wondered if a coin could have both the Obverse and Reverse rotated? Yes, but how would you know? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As long as we can't tell for sure anyway, I think it's easier to say Rotated Reverse. Also, the odds are that's the correct name for it. It's tough to do for people like us, we like to deal in exacts, but at the same time it's not the end of the world. We just have to bite the bullet on this one.  |
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As long as we can't tell for sure anyway, I think it's easier to say Rotated Reverse. Yup. It just sounds better.  |
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