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Valued Member
United States
195 Posts |
Hello Everybody, While rollsearching today, I found the following coins.   Is this offcenter enough to be considered an error? Is it worth keeping?   Are the small bumps on the coin an error? (Not the rotting zinc, there are actual RAISED bumps on the coin) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2520 Posts |
First one looks off center to me, is it worth keeping? only if you can spare a cent!  second one looks like plating issues. I found one like that. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1807 Posts |
The first one is a misaligned die or MAD, the second as said is plating issues.
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Valued Member
 United States
195 Posts |
Thanks ratman and rockdude. How much are they worth?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1807 Posts |
Don't know about the MAD but if you hurry before the 95 rots away it's worth 1 cent.
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
The '93 is worth keeping but I think part of the lettering has to be missing for it to be a true MAD, I would keep it if I found it. Don't know what the going value is. The '95 is a plating issue and I would not keep that one. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
Not true. A misaligned die is a misaligned die if it's not straight-on dead center. It's just not worth anything unless the design is affected, and in this case it is. Not sure what, but it's definitely a keeper error coin.
The other one is just corroded.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The first one is a nice MAD, no lettering is missing but the rim is missing and IN is right at the edge.
The second one is just zinc rot- the raised bumps are zinc corrosion that just hasn't erupted yet.
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Valued Member
United States
117 Posts |
I'd keep the first, just because I've never found one worse than that. The second, no.
Joe
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Valued Member
United States
198 Posts |
The 1995 was actually heated, probably hit with a propane torch of some kind. The 1993-D is a keeper but minor (MAD or misaligned die)and thus only worth a minor premium. ~ Jim
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1414 Posts |
It's only truely offcenter if lettering or design is missing, meaning not present on the coin. I believe the second coin is worthless but I don't know what made it the way it is.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1807 Posts |
A off-center coin is when both side are effected in the same direction.
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Member
United States
917 Posts |
If youve ever been around anyone welding the whole area is covered with those little hot spots like on the 95 coin.
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Posted 06/18/2009 12:32 am
