The rim on the obverse side looks uneven to me with the letters in IGWT & L touching it. The other side looks mostly normal. Does this look like a slightly misaligned die? I realize it is not by much but for learning purposes, I'd like to know if this is anything or just a mushed coin. Thank you
The obverse is a MAD. 1968 was the last year of use of the old master die from 1916. Which is why all the lettering designs touch the edge of the field, and why Abe has a high profile compared to newer coins. A new master die was made for 1969 year.
Misaligned die. Look at the rim. While both will exhibit crowding of the design to the rim. A misaligned die will exhibit an uneven rim. An offset die will exhibit an even normal rim. An offset die is where the design was not hubbed in the center of the die stock. When the working die is placed into the lathe in order to remove the lugs and establish the rim - the die rotates in the lathe on the center axis of the die stock. This produces a die with a normal rim and the design off-center crowding the rim.
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