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coins92 Pillar of the Community United States 851 Posts	Posted 09/25/2019 4:38 pm Does this add a premium? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/25/2019 5:08 pm Could we see the reverse, please? Report this Post to the Staff
coins92 Pillar of the Community United States 851 Posts	Posted 09/25/2019 5:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 09/25/2019 5:20 pm Looks more like a MAD to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/25/2019 5:25 pm Agree, not an O/C strike. I wouldn't think any added value, but I don't collect this series. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/25/2019 6:44 pm Many of the late date large cents from 1849-1853 suffer from poor die alignment (as GC noted) resulting in uneven thickness that mimics off-center strikes. One good diagnostic is to measure the diameter. Truly off-center strikes will be the same diameter as a regular strike, but with at least some part of the design off the planchet, and both sides of the coin will be off-center in the same relative direction. Uncentered broadstrikes (or PMD) will result in a coin with a larger diameter. MAD does not usually add any value to a coin unless it's exceptionally severe or noteworthy, whereas there is a varying premium for true off-center strikes and broadstruck coins. In the case of this coin, there appears to be some corrosion or environmental damage, although the overall sharpness is decent VF. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 09/25/2019 6:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 09/25/2019 6:49 pm Most error collectors love older type with something odd. MAD would qualify. It wouldn't add much but I'd be surprised if you couldn't get $5-10 extra. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/25/2019 6:51 pm I agree with you, Mox, but I think the ED would offset any premium from die misalignment (just to clarify my response.) Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36743 Posts	Posted 10/01/2019 4:25 pm Interesting coin even if not worth a ton of money. Report this Post to the Staff
CitationSquirrel Pillar of the Community United States 1026 Posts	Posted 10/01/2019 4:30 pm A very interesting find. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
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