2000 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Off Centered Strike, Premium?

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Idacostya Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 01:20 am This was a cool find, and the most offset I have found. My question is to what degree/percent does said coin have to be off centered and/or blank to be considered to have a premium? Also, how would I figure out the degree of the offset on this coin? Does one just visually estimate? Report this Post to the Staff

tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 01:41 am That's a very cool and fairly rare find. But at least for now off center cents from this era are not selling for much of a premium. It is a far better time to buy them than to sell them, as you can get really nice ones for just a couple dollars. I sold this one a couple days ago for $5.30 at auction on ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 01:54 am Yeah, 2000 is a classic date for LMC off center errors, so they dont command a premium. Still a nice find Heres mine I picked up in a trade a year or so ago, its in an old ANACS soap bar holder. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 02:19 am That's a really neat find. It's only a little off-center but does affect the devices (i.e. cutting them off) so I think it has a slight premium in value. It's hard to tell but, it looks to be about 8% off-center? It's pretty simple. Measure the "blank" space at its widest point in millimeters (I guessed 1.5mm), divide that by 19 (total diameter) and multiply by 100. That's your off-center percentage. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Idacostya Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 04:40 am Quote: It's pretty simple. Measure the "blank" space at its widest point in millimeters (I guessed 1.5mm), divide that by 19 (total diameter) and multiply by 100. That's your off-center percentage Thank You! I will make a note of that. You was very close on your guess, it was 1.3 (granted my old calipers are accurate, but more likely, (granted I read them correctly)), which turns out to be 6.84 percent off center Report this Post to the Staff
aristarchus123 Pillar of the Community United States 1695 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 08:04 am Congratulations. I like the coin very much, and I would like to find a cent like that! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 09:51 am That is about a small an off-center as you can have and still be an off-center. Any less and none of the design would be off the planchet which would make it an uncentered broadstrike, not an off-center. Report this Post to the Staff
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