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hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 08/03/2008 6:20 pm I have several questions about this coin: 1. what % off-center would you estimate this to be? 2. Would this coin have any premium value because of the strike? 3. How can the obverse be off-center and the reverse centered? Image: 019.jpg 59.89 KB Image: 022.jpg 90.73 KB Report this Post to the Staff

pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 08/03/2008 6:27 pm This is not an off center. It is a misaligned die (MAD). The obverse die was not adjusted to be in line with the reverse die creating the off center of the obverse. A premium is attached to these when they are off center enough to go into the design elements. In this case your coin is off center at a point where there is just field so it is harder to tell. It looks close to being enough to have a premium but it would be small. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/03/2008 11:03 pm Hi, As stated , this is a misaligned die strike. For it to have much value actual design elements have to be missing. That being said, I don't see many Lincoln's that are this far off. That still does not make it rare or very valuable. 25 cents to maybe a dollar tops, would be about right just as an example of a coin that makes it easy to explain what a misaligned die strike looks like on a coin. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
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