Is a value of a coin worth more than face value if it’s rotated? Last 2 coins I posted on here have a rotated reverse. Funny I noticed this! It was the last two coins I posted on here. I have been saving them in sleeves just for a hobby. Noticed when I put them in a book they were crooked.
You need to show how much they are rotated. If they are withing tolerance then there is no premium. You need to take a picture reflecting the other side in a mirror.
Very little paddyman. I looked it up; thanks though. Just rotated hardly noticeable. Wasn’t the penny. But nickel.
Collectors are mostly interested in larger rotational errors, say 45 degrees or more. I don't think there is much of a premium for coins under that and mint tolerances I've heard are around +/- 15 degrees or so. I know that Cherrypickers offers pricing on a few of the more coveted errors, so you might be able to draw a conclusion. Also, searching eBay might give you a better idea of what folks will pay. Here is a link for other error coin pricing: http://www.coinnews.net/tools/error-coin-price-guide-with-mint-error-photo-descriptions/
I asked the mint what the tolerance was for die rotations. Here is their answer: “For circulating denominations the coin rotation tolerance is typically: +/-6⁰ For numismatic (proof coins, precious metals, commemoratives, etc.) denominations the coin rotation tolerance is typically: +/-3⁰” The most popular rotations are the 45⁰, 90⁰ and 180⁰ rotations. Collectors show little interest in rotations smaller than 45⁰, except for proofs which will start at about 20⁰.
Rotational errors....could kick myself. I bought a farm 15 years ago that had multiple old barns on the land. One in particular had a storage kind of room that had old stamp books. I had basically no interest in the hobby of stamps but found though the internet some were worth quite a few bucks and ultimately sold them to a shop in Sarasota. I was chatting about (I didnt have one) the holy grail of stamps with the guy there and its a stamp that was printed upside down. Not but a few days later I ran across a dime was almost completely rotated. This was before I even looked at coins but for whatever reason, I noticed this. Someone told me this error is "not like the stamp" and had no value. I must have spent it or something....I dont remember what i did with it. I could kick myself. Years later thinking about that coin while finding something else in pocket change is why I am into the hobby today. That coin is a sore spot with me! Its like the hot chick you let get away or the Mustang you sold 25 years ago for $2,000. Lifes regrets lol!
Well, not an expensive mistake and certainly something you learned from. I know I tossed back keepers because I hadn’t learned enough yet. I recall debating with myself: keep...toss. I tossed them into the wild. But I did learn. So unfortunate...yes. But not the end...or the last.
Pete, I have photos I took at the Phllly Mint that have signs on the presses saying that the allowable rotation is 27 degrees, which isn't much. I'm not sure where that person at the Mint got that info of +-3, or +- 6, but imo, it's very difficult to determine only 3 or 6 degrees of rotation on a coin, imo. Yes, I realize it's from the Mint, but it doesn't make sense to me. A 45 degree rotation means the top of the reverse of the coin would point to either 1:30 or 10:30 (if it's a CCW rotation). A 27 degree rotation would have the top of the reverse of the coin pointing to about 12:45,12:50. 3 degrees is about 10% of that - a very very slight rotation; and many US coins are rotated more than 3 to 5%, imo - both type coins and modern issues. Just my observations........
