1899 Indian Head Cent: Broadstruck?

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robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 1:56 pm Is this broadstruck? or a misaligned die? I'm stuck at how the obverse appears off center butt he reverse doesn't, but there is a bit of a lip, around the observe at K=2. Thoughts appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 6:00 pm @rob, can you please add the diameter of this coin to this thread? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 7:11 pm It looks more like MAD to me. 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
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 9:50 pm Spence - this is a great reason to dig out my caliper. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5822 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 10:22 pm Take another Indian cent and align it with the coin in question, if the coin in question is bigger, than its likely be broadstruck. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/11/2021 4:59 pm Just found the caliper and my good scale: here's my report. The diameter and weight are 100% normal. What is NOT normal, is that the rim is thinner at K=7 and proportionally thicker at k=1. I've seen a couple misaligned die errors but don't recall noticing this effect. But since the diameter is spot on, I know it's not broadstruck. Thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 06/11/2021 5:21 pm Ok good to know on the diameter. Any chance of you taking new pics that are brighter and with the coin taken out of the 2x2? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 06/14/2021 5:25 pm New pics in full sun. Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 06/14/2021 5:28 pm I would say misaligned die. Still pretty nice. Report this Post to the Staff
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