1998 P Washington Quarter Mint Error - Obverse And Reverse Dies Mis-Aligned

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 8:43 pm It's pretty rare to find a coin with both dies mis-aligned and usually it's pretty minor overall. But this one really scores big and is a rarity in the category. Both dies are strongly mis-aligned. NOTE: This came to me labeled as such and it does seem like the offsets are not perfectly overlapping to be an off center. But I welcome opinions that might show this to be an off center instead. 1998-P Washington quarter mint error - obverse and reverse dies mis-aligned Edited by tropicalbats 12/26/2023 8:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff

silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 8:53 pm This it is a nice one. Show me differential in miss aligment. Edited by silviosi 12/26/2023 8:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95456 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 9:14 pm off center just enough to get the devices to fall off the edge.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73946 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 9:47 pm Very nice! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 12/26/2023 10:38 pm Very nice with ms condition, looks good. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15409 Posts	Posted 12/27/2023 06:28 am I like it. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/27/2023 08:58 am That's certainly interesting! Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5666 Posts	Posted 12/27/2023 09:31 am It looks pretty close to an off center to me. Is there any die rotation? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188122 Posts	Posted 12/27/2023 09:55 am Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
OneRedCent New Member United States 19 Posts	Posted 12/27/2023 10:23 am Nice one! Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 12:01 am Tropicalbats asked for my opinion. Honestly, it just looks like an off-center strike to me. Owing to slight differences in the gap between letters and design rim, sometimes the design is cut off on only one face. If there is truly a slight misalignment on the reverse, this too is fairly common among quarters struck with the inverted setup. Coin metal trapped between the hammer die and a stiff collar sometimes nudges the hammer die in the opposite direction. This is one type of forced misalignment. I see no evidence that this is a dual (bifacial) misalignment. For comparison, here is a dual misalignment on a 2000-P Virginia quarter. I have three from this press run, split between die stages D and G. Error coin writer and researcher. Edited by mikediamond 12/28/2023 12:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 12:55 am Thanks Mike! That is pretty much what I feared, that the coins was mis-labeled and more likely just an off center. Really appreciate your comments here to work out the finer details, and that Virginia quarter is a super example of a bifacial misalignment. I will just have to keep looking for a nice one of these. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 12/28/2023 01:23 am I told you TB you has off-center. Report this Post to the Staff
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