1864 2 Cent Piece With Rotated Reverse

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John1

According to all my years of research there are 113 different die varieties of 1864 out of them there are 19 that are always found with varying degrees of die rotation, possibly more, but 19 that always show at least more than 10 degrees of rotation. I haven't put into my database the angle of rotation yet but that's something I really should look into adding to my data.

I don't pay any premium for a rotated die unless it is of course one of the tougher die marriages I haven't found to won yet.I know people do ask for a premium on many of them, especially the slabbed ones with the rotation listed on the label. I just think there are enough of them out there the premium should not be a big factor in the price maybe adding up to 10% possibly. I think those that ask huge premiums are nuts, but hey, anyone can ask whatever amount they want, it's up to the buyer to accept the price, and I don't.

Case in point, I've seen a slabbed MS64RB common variety only difference is the NGC label said rotated reverse and the seller wanted $695.00 for it, that coin would be fairly priced at $325.00 to $425.00 as the eye appeal was really nice and it had almost no carbon fly specks as so many do. The dealer thought the rotated reverse was worth almost doubling the price. But the reality in major auction archives, show he was asking way too much. He may get that price, just not from me or others that know the series.

There are coin series where any rotation over 10% is a big deal, Morgan and Peace dollars come to mind right off the bat. I'd say a doubling or more in price maybe okay, as long as the coin isn't a condition census coin.

Rotated coins are also tougher errors as the only way to see and appreciate them is to have a mirror display or the coin in hand, it is not an error like a clipped planchet, or off center strike that is plainly obvious from one single sided view.

I'm guessing it's not worth grading.



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