Hi, I reveived my 2006 $50 Gold Buffalo Proof and it has a rotated reverse of about 7.5 degrees. The error book states that rotated reverses start at 15 degrees and mine is half that. I find it odd that a 2006 gold proof has a 7.5 degree rotated reverse. How did this happen and why was it not caught? There must be more out there from this die. Any else with a rotated back gold buffalo? How many of you have straight ones? Would a grading company grade this Gold PROOF (as a rotated reverse) with that amount of rotation? Thanks in advance for your help.
When it says that rotated reverses start at 15 degrees, what they mean is that if the rotation is less than 15 degrees then it is considered to be within Mint standards and is considered normal.
Conder, thank you for your response. I know the 15 degrees rotation applies to all coinage. Much of the early us coinage has some small degree of rotation. But being in the YEAR 2006 with computers and all, I would think that the US MINT would be able to get a $50 Gold PROOF Buffalo Straight. To be off 7.5 degrees on THIS coin, I find amazing. I only have one and plan on keeping it. But if I where to put it on ebay with great photos and HYPE, I bet it would carry a BIG premium being ebay and all. I do not plan on doing this as it is part of my collection. Just curious what the ebayers would bid this up to. hmmmm
Rotated Reverse I am new to coin collecting and do not know what "Rotated Reverse" means. Could you please explain and possibly show a picture. Thanks!:hatch:
Howdy HashamAl - Welcome to the Forum !! Hold any US coin right side up with the obverse facing you, now turn it like you would turn the pages of a book - the opposite side of the coin will now be upside down. That is the normal die alignment for US coins. But, if the opposite side of the coin is turned slightly from being perfectly upside down then the reverse is considered to be rotated. It can be rotated slightly or even completely rorated in some cases. But usually the greater the degree of rotation the more desirable the coin is to error collectors.
I noticed a slight rotation on the three I have but I can't actually tell how many degrees it is. How did you measure 7.5 degrees of rotation? I'd be interested in measuring mine to see how far they are rotated.
