Show the Obverse and Edge also. Looks like a Misaligned Die Strike. Definitely not an Off Center error.
Isn't an OC due to a misalignment of the dies while a MAD is due to aligned dies striking a misaligned planchet in the collar?
Please advise.....1975 penny with normal reverse, but an obverse that is hardly recognizable. Next, a dime that has damage to obverse and reverse. Thanks for any explanation.
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No. On a MAD the coin is struck IN the collar but one or both dies are not aligned over the center of the opening. It is possible to have the anvil die centered and the hammer off, the hammer centered and the anvil off, or both dies off. And in the case of both dies off they can be off in the same direction or different directions. Since the anvil die actually sits within the collar the anvil die can never be misaligned by very much. The hammer die can be off by quite a bit, to the point where part of the design is off the edge of the coin. This doesn't happen too often because if the hammer die is that far off it is also smacking into the edge of the collar with each cycle of the press. An off-center has the dies properly aligned but the planchet is not properly centered between them. The planchet is off to one side. An off-center can happen with or without the collar being present. The key identifying feature of an off-center is that the designs on both side of the coin will be off by the same amount and in the same direction AND that part of the design will be off the edge of the coin. Then there is the broadstrike. In this case the collar is NOT present. A broadstrike can be a centered broadstrike where the planchet is evenly centered between the dies, or it can be an uncentered broadstrike where the planchet is off to one side but ALL of the design on both sides is present. If the planchet is far enough off that part of the design is missing, it becomes an off-center and not a broadstrike.
