1896 Indian Head Cent / IHC Turned Face

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Raiden Valued Member United States 137 Posts	Posted 02/13/2023 8:59 pm So I got this IHC a few weeks ago and never really looked at it, but now that I look at it, it looks like the obverse is slightly to the left of the reverse, you know like when you have a coin straight up and you flip it over and its also straight up, kinda like that but one side is like turned a little, idk Pls help Report this Post to the Staff

nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3470 Posts	Posted 02/13/2023 9:20 pm Looks like a minor die rotation, probably less than 5 degrees. Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 02/13/2023 9:24 pm It might look straighter if the photo of the coin was straightened. The date is not centered. Just a small suggestion. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/13/2023 10:31 pm No big deal. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 02/13/2023 11:52 pm As @dsking has noted, you need to get the date approximately level (or the left side of the E in United level). You'd be rotating the obverse clockwise about the same amount the reverse would rotate counterclockwise, so I don't think the dies are rotated at all. You could put One Cent level in front of a mirror and confirm. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 02/14/2023 09:24 am Within 15 degrees is said to be within the mint tolerance. Certainly within 5 degrees is still within the bounds of 'normal'. anything more than 90 degrees and you got yourself a collectible coin. I do have an 1867 Indian with 55 degree rotated dies that I keep around, still waiting to find one rotated at least 90 degrees, but I've been looking for 35 years and I'm not sure I'm gonna find one. Report this Post to the Staff
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1896 IHC Turned Face