2000 P Jefferson Nickel - Rotated Die - Obverse? Reverse?

Very nice

Nice find, Ter! If you want to measure the degree of rotation, you can take folded clear plastic, draw a line with a sharpie on the outside, then put the coin on the inside. Line up the obverse, then flip horizontally. Then use a protractor and straight edge to measure along the reverse. Here's a picture of my set up. I think someone else on the forums did the same thing with a 1964 half yesterday.

That is an awesome find. Congratulations.

thanks everyone.....wow kookoox, I've never asked about value but WOW, this would fetch over a $100.00 ...that's amazing, makes me even more happy ...I'm gonna try and figure out exact degree or try too, i'll report back if I do....thank you all !!

I just realized that your pictures are in a mirror, and not a composite image of two shots. It looks like you have a touch less than ninety degrees. I'll go with a guess of 60-75 degrees clockwise rotation. If you're able to do it with some plastic and post flat pics, I'll throw a protractor up to my screen and measure it for you. Right now, I'm spinning two Lincoln cents in a mirror to try and duplicate what I see in your shot.

Slapping a protractor up to the screen, I'm getting 75 degrees clockwise. It'd be more exact for you to do it with the coin in hand. If you don't have a protractor, you can google a device called the "Rota-Flip," which is sold out, but the website has a protractor template you can either save to your phone/computer or print out.



Just a little more info that I picked up recently you may be interested in. Rotated dies are caused by the hammer die becoming loose and rotating. Moat of the time (always?) the obverse design is the hammer die, and the reverse is the anvil die. However, rotation is measured as if the obverse is properly aligned -- after you flip it over, the reverse is measured in terms of deviation from upright.

I'll also note here that I'm actually holding the protractor wrong in that picture. It should be held vertically. This just fit better, and is accurate after I do the math. [The reading is 165, but since 90 degrees in the pic is actually my 0 degree mark, 165-90= 75.] And since the reverse appears to be rotated clockwise, that's what it's designated as. The max rotation is 180 degrees, which is medal orientation. You could have something like 170 clockwise, but you would not call it 190 counter clockwise (which is also a mathematically sound measurement).

I hope this helped! (And if I'm wrong, I hope someone corrects me!)

wow ...thanks soooo much druu, that helped alot, approx 75 degree it is & I need to pick up a protractor, it seems very easy with that...... coop I wish I could work a computer like you can, I wouldn't know where to start....this post was exciting for me...I've learned alot about rotated die's...thank you all very much...

Great find! This is why you always have to check the reverse.