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Rest in Peace
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I find these slightly off centers all the time and didn't know they had any value! Wow! Seems to be only the obverse off center that I find and never the reverse. Please don't call these off centers. They're not. Off center coins come from blanks (planchets) that are not in the collar, so the part that is out has no die to hit it, and is left blank. Misaligned dies are caused by a blank that is where it belongs in the collar, and properly lined up with one die. The other die is off to one side, or misaligned. I'm not familiar enough with the minting process to be sure, but it may be that only the obverse die can be adjusted horizontally. If so, that would explain why you don't find reverses. To help illustrate, stack three of the same coin. Let's say the bottom coin is the reverse die, the center the blank, and the top the obverse die. Here are the possibilities: Perfect straight stack - normal strike Center coin moved to one side - off center strike Bottom two coins OK, top coin moved to one side - misaligned die |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice snag! Never seen one this misaligned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a great explanation biggfredd.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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U'mmm
1982-P lge. date copper MAD obv. Nice one.
That's all from me :)
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Valued Member
Colombia
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Wow! I have to start paying more attention to MAD cents!
That's what so great about this forum, you never stop learning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Minor misaligned die errors like this coin are extremely common and have virtually no market value. It might be worth 25c. Value increases once the design is cut off. The greater the misalignment, the greater the value. The biggest misalignment I've seen on a US coin is 50%. Anything over 10% is noteworthy.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Okay, well, I've been digging through Lincoln cents since 1980 and to date have found fewer than a half dozen of these anywhere at any time. I cannot - still cannot - see how these are considered "common".
I'd buy this one for $5 without thinking twice.
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Forum Dad
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I wonder how many of these are listed on ebay as "off-center" and don't get the correct attention. My guess would be a lot. |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Took me 30 seconds to find this one, a very good candidate I would say. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Nickelman
02/25/2011 10:07 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin Bobby found is likely a very minor misaligned die - they are very common for early 1970s cents.
The two coins Nickelman found are NOT misaligned dies - they are off-center strikes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually, both ebay auction coins are uncentered broadstrikes. Error coin writer and researcher.
Edited by mikediamond
02/25/2011 11:45 am
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mikediamond: This coin is misaligned by 10 percent atleast. I find misaligned dies all the time around 2-5% off. I never keep them because like what you say they are only worth around 25 cents a piece.
Edited: I stand corrected its only about 8-9% misaligned. I will say this is the most misaligned coin I've ever found through thousands of dollars of pennies searched. Even though its only worth 25 cents I'm still keeping it. Its a keeper in my book.
Edited by Cud Wild
02/25/2011 3:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would definitely have kept that coin as well. I keep the more severe ones and toss the minor ones back into the wild, but would never have guessed there was any kind of premium associated with them.
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Wow, this is a little more misaligned than I thought. Its so much fun learning this stuff.  |
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Posted 02/22/2011 10:40 pm
