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Jasian1001 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 11/02/2020 4:30 pm In an ebay grab bag, I got a 2003 S proof nickel (estimated pr65/pf65) with an 18 degree rotation on the reverse. I'm having trouble finding the value of rotation errors. Can someone help me? Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 11/02/2020 4:42 pm to the CCF! If a coin has only 18° rotation it may not add any value. Most error collectors seem to look for at least 45° to 90° of rotation before it's thought of as an error. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Edited by Yokozuna 11/03/2020 07:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19154 Posts	Posted 11/02/2020 4:55 pm Yes, rotation errors need to be 'significant'. Sadly, there is no chart which assigns value to '[insert number here] degrees of rotation'. Like most things, the wilder, the better. You could check ebay for sold/completed listings for die rotation errors. Report this Post to the Staff
MOS0239 Pillar of the Community 1110 Posts	Posted 11/02/2020 5:22 pm How do you know the rotation isn't on the obverse? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/02/2020 6:28 pm Mild rotation happens during die clashes. Most prefer 45 degrees+ for these. Mild rotation is common to find. Report this Post to the Staff
Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 11/03/2020 12:03 pm As stated already, 45 degrees or more BUT I feel it needs to really be 90 degrees or better to get interest, and the more the better up to 180 degrees rotation. I mean 45 degrees is like 1:30 on a clock, 90 is 3, 6 is 180. the 1:30 rotation isn't that big a deal or that far out, 18 degree is barely noticeable. 15 degrees rotation is mint tolerance, so if measured accurately it's barely out of tolerance. There is no price chart for it or "rule of thumb" as far as value, it swings wildly but a lot of it is connected to the rarity of the coin to begin with, and then the grade, and then the rotation is icing on the cake making it a unique piece. It's gotta be pretty dramatic though, a few degrees isn't going to do anything. Report this Post to the Staff
MOS0239 Pillar of the Community 1110 Posts	Posted 11/03/2020 1:20 pm Jasian1001- How about a picture of this rotated die? Report this Post to the Staff
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