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transvamp747 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 10/15/2008 12:29 am 1828 large cent, poor condition, it also has a pretty good dent in it. Some details are visible, such as the date (I assume is not the small date variety), the "liberty" on the band, the words on the reverse are visible as well. NOW COMES THE INTERESTING PART: you hold the coin, look at the obverse, then flip the coin upside down as you normally do to look at the reverse and you would have to rotate the coin approx 90 degrees clockwise to see the reverse in the correct position. The pictures show the approx angle relation between the 2 sides. Any comments? Image: Obverse.jpg 46.86 KB Image: Reverse.jpg 44.97 KB Edited by transvamp747 10/15/2008 01:35 am Report this Post to the Staff

Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 10/15/2008 01:25 am Hi Transvamp, and welcome to the forum! What you describe is called a rotated die error. Normal US coins are struck in what is called "coin rotation" or "coin turn", where the reverse is upside-down relative to the obverse. Small rotations of up to about 15° are considered within normal tolerance. Larger rotations like the 90° you describe are definitely errors. Early US Large Cents and Half Cents are often seen with significant rotations and generally even a 90° rotation on a worn 1828 coin won't increase the value by much. It's still a cool error, just not a valuable one. Enjoy it! Edited by Jaobler 10/15/2008 01:26 am Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 10/15/2008 11:40 am welcome, and considering that the piece is a ground recovery coin, there isn't a great deal of value. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 10/15/2008 3:07 pm Also, it is more common on coins pre-1900 to find rotated die specimens. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
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