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New Member
Australia
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I just noticed my coin is uncommon. Have you ever seen this before?   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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That is normal. Hold any U.S. circulating coin up to the mirror and you will see the same thing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to the Community All US coins including several other countries the obverse and reverse devices are struck in opposit directions, however some countries coins such as Canada are not and the profile on the obverse are struck in the same direction as the reverse. |
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 United States
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to CCF. Yes, that is called 'Coin turn' when you flip a coin over from top to bottom  . UK, Canada, and Australian (amongst many others) use the 'Medal turn' flipped over from side to side  and great job using that mirror!  |
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United States
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to the Community! We received your request to remove this topic, but do not worry about it being misleading. People will be able to learn as you have. There are no dumb questions here.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To CCF! This is normal. Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Ditto...normal. |
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United States
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I commend you on your nice clean fingernails.
Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As others have said, the US uses "Coin Alignment" as opposed to the "Medalic Alignment" when paring their dies to strike coins. When turning the coins, you can turn it "top to bottom" or left to right to the opposite side. Turning "Coin Alignment" examples "Top to bottom" will put the opposite side in the "right side up" position for viewing. Turning "Medalic Alignment" examples left to right will put the opposite side in the "right side up" position for viewing. Here is a site that tells you which orientation a coin will have. (I have used your example for the "Numista" link.) You will notice there is a lot of technical information about the coin on the right side of the opening page. Coin Alignment ("Orientation" at Numista) is indicated by the arrows pointing up and down. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces69634.htmlKeep enjoying the hunt and learning. We all are! Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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12/21/2024 08:24 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Those are nice-looking nails!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF |
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