OFF CENTER 70'S CENTS

I have been finding a lot of 70's and 80's off center strike cents. Just curious, what
was the problem at that time? Does anyone know?

 

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Lack of QC and pot.

 

Those are not off center, they are misaligned obverse dies. Off center would involve both sides of the coin.

 

A lack of machine/press maintenance plus quality control. All of the "S" cents from 68-74 were problem children. The 72 P's were also a big problem. Master dies were the culprit.

 

Yeah, I noticed that after I posted it rickmp....I screwed up, sorry....That does
happen a lot with me....

 

Thank you Tommy! Thanks so much! Bingo! An answer to my question....I owe
you one tommy! You ever need your shoes shined give me a call

 

What kind of pot ?

 

We all screw up on occasion.

 

Back in the 70's, any kind, it was all pretty good... I hear.

 

New Riders of the Purple sage.

 

I’ve been trying to hoard 69-74 S’s . Super hard to find.

 

I got a couple Off-Centers ('Blank Planchet', is a mistake - further research has given way to some revelations). Sorry about F/book inverting the pics - watcha' expect for free file host?

Top Left - '22 No D, 100% off @ 8:00, I think?

Top Right - '88 U (U = you pick; looks like Carson City [Variety?] ), 15% off @ 6:00

Bottom Left - '43 ? 100% off @ 3:00 (? = where-ever the 40 coppers were stamped ) This one is for sale?

Bottom Right - '72 DDO 0% off @ ... ? (actually, it got hammered so many times it was made flat again, pretty sure)

 

Wow, you got some nice ones there....

 

How could she possibly do that with high heels on?!?!?

 

Gold

 

When I first started I would put aside all of the *off center* coins I found no matter how minor. Then like @rickmp said, I learned these were MAD strikes. Still thought they were worth keeping until I found out how other than their face value they had no premium. When I went through the many rolls I found, most of them were from the '70's. The ones that I would find from the '80's were less in quantity but more mis aligned than the 70's.

 

82 sd,off center with alot of plating blisters. I've noticed alot of the 80s and early 90s cents had this problem too.

 

Niiiiiice Richard!

 

Thanks joe,ive been looking through some rolls i put together of 80s and 90s. I've found them covered with hugh blisters. Why so many?