Is This Off Center Enough To Be Considered An Error?

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malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 06/16/2009 03:20 am I have been sorting piles and piles of change in the last day or 2. This nickel caught my eye a little. I think it is off center but is it enough to keep it and consider it an error or is it junk bin worthy? thanks malissa Report this Post to the Staff

gettingbrowned Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 06/16/2009 04:34 am I believe the general consensus is that it isn't considered a true error unless part of the design is missing off of the coin. From these pictures, it looks to me to be a slightly misaligned die, but not enough to be considered an error. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 06/16/2009 06:26 am I agree, but boy are you getting close. I do find some now and then in nickels so keep looking. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/16/2009 07:21 am I agree, not enough to keep, part of the design has to be missing. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Jim Archibald Valued Member United States 198 Posts	Posted 06/16/2009 08:13 am Not "off center" but rather a minor misaligned die. Again same rule applies, some of the devices need to be off the edge to be considered collectible, but I'd say it's a keeper. ~ Jim Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/17/2009 10:56 am I agree with Jim - it's not off-center. It's a misaligned die. Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 06/17/2009 11:34 am A comment about the term misaligned die was made that the term misaligned die is a pretty much worthless designation and that since so many coins come that way it is better to just say those coins are normal and reserve the MAD designation for those coins where the rim on one edge is completely missing. I say it still needs to be called something. Edited by rockdude 06/17/2009 11:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/17/2009 11:57 am I watch for them for a different purpose. After a MAD die is used continously for a time, the edge of the die is affected. Sometimes just a wearing off the devices and other times just makes an area where the die is closer to the devices. The MAD ones are very common. But the ones with the die attrition is more uncommon. I've only found one so far. Note the distance toward the devices the die now has? Mike Diamond says they even get worse. His example I found most interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
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