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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 10-30-2004, 03:03 PM   #1 (permalink) quartermania Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 1999 delaware mis-stamp Hello! I really enjoy your forum! I have a 1999 delaware quarter that is a mis-stamp. When looking at the front, then flip, the back side is upside down and the head of the horse is at 2 o'clock. Has anyone heard of this before? Any idea how many were mis-stamped? Value? Thanks!   10-30-2004, 04:49 PM   #2 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,653 Howdy quartermania - Welcome to the Forum !! It really depends on what you mean by upside down. The normal method for striking US coinage is known as coin alignment. In other words - if looking at the obverse ( heads side ) and you turn the coin over like turning the page of a book ( right to left ) the image on the reverse ( tails side ) is upside down. This is the way it is supposed to be. So - are you saying that when you turn the coin in this way that the reverse image is right side up ? __________________ knowledge ..... share it   10-30-2004, 05:01 PM   #3 (permalink) quartermania Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 you look at the quarter with the head side facing you then flip from bottom and the picture on the back is diagonal   10-30-2004, 05:02 PM   #4 (permalink) quartermania Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Quote: Originally Posted by GDJMSP Howdy quartermania - Welcome to the Forum !! It really depends on what you mean by upside down. The normal method for striking US coinage is known as coin alignment. In other words - if looking at the obverse ( heads side ) and you turn the coin over like turning the page of a book ( right to left ) the image on the reverse ( tails side ) is upside down. This is the way it is supposed to be. So - are you saying that when you turn the coin in this way that the reverse image is right side up ? when you look at it with the head facing u then flip it fron the bottom the picture on the back is diagonal   10-30-2004, 05:09 PM   #5 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,653 Then you have what is known as a rotated die error. These coins do sell for a premium over & above ordinary value for the grade - but it depends to what degree the die was rotated as to howm much the premium is. Often - the rotation must approach 90 degrees or more for the increase in value to be meaningful. It sounds, based on your description, like the rotation on your coin is approx 30 - 45 degrees. Thus the value may increase some, but not much - perhaps a few dollars. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   10-30-2004, 05:43 PM   #6 (permalink) quartermania Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4 When I rotate the coin like turning a page, the horses head on the back is at roughly 8 o'clock.   10-30-2004, 07:24 PM   #7 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,653 As I suspected based on your description - about 30 degrees. Sorry I cannot provide any definitive values because value is based primarily on the coins condition or state of preservation. And this I have no way to determine - can you perhaps provide a picture ? __________________ knowledge ..... share it   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Dime missing clad layer; value? | what is this coin worth » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Paper money, coin, sportscard and stamp books catalogs etc. Make offers/trades. Thx TheNoost Open 0 10-08-2008 11:24 PM Food Stamp Credits lettow Paper Money 1 05-15-2008 10:09 AM 1999 Delaware Spitting Horse--At other end yeoldstore Error Coins 3 03-12-2008 05:11 PM 1999 Delaware Quarter missing digit Keystone What's it Worth 7 08-05-2005 11:22 AM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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