Lincoln Cent Off Center Coins - Does Size Matter?

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 11/15/2022 12:23 am I was going through some off center coins I bought a couple years ago and just never really did anything with them. Got a good price on them and just stuck them in a box. So pulling them out tonight I noticed that some were in nickel holders and others were in quarter holders. The dealer had even called the larger ones broadstruck, as clearly they are larger and look like a broadstrike. But off center they actually are. It dawned on me that I had never really seen any off center coins that were all that much larger in overall diameter. Sure, some slide strikes can go far, but in one direction. These coins were still essentially round just now the diameter of a nickel. The expansion had gone in all directions. So, does it matter? I'm not sure, and probably not, but saw nothing much about the subject with a quick check. And thus I am posting a single image of the coins I had in front of me plus a cent and nickel I had handy. Of note that color-toned spiffy 1945-D on the left is WDDO-002, while the nickel is just a normal nickel. Diameter of normal cent: 19.05 Diameter of 2000 off center: N/S - 20.35 E/W - 20.15 Diameter of 1996 off center: N/S - 21.2 E/W - 21.3 Diameter of 1995 off center: N/S - 21.45 E/W - 21.4 Diameter of nickel: 21.3 Report this Post to the Staff

Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5775 Posts	Posted 11/15/2022 06:56 am Do these 3 show signs of a partial collar strike? If so, it might help explain the expansion. (Let me see if I can word this correctly.) The "bottoms" of the coins appear more round and don't look like they contribute to the overall increase in diameter. I notice the obverse design crosses the proto-rim in pretty much the same location on each, K3 & K9 but directed at a slightly different location on the compass. The off-center strikes seem to be oriented as follows: 2000- about K11:00 1996- about K1:00 1995- about K2:00 Do the measurements change much if your widths are taken along those axes and the perpendicular ones? Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/15/2022 08:42 am Interesting discussion, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9162 Posts	Posted 11/15/2022 09:56 am When I look at the middle 3 I think my eyes are out of focuse (sp) cool set. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 11/15/2022 11:25 am There isn't any sign of a partial collar that I could see. I guess my thought was drifting toward the whole broadstruck idea. If a broadstruck coin is a coin struck without the collar deployed, then shouldn't there be two kinds of off centers as well, one where the collar deployed and one where it didn't. Either way, an off center is an out of collar strike, but would it smash flatter if the collar wasn't actually deployed? Report this Post to the Staff
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