I have an 1831 Capped Bust dime. When I align the obverse straight, but then flip the coin over, the reverse is on a different angle than the obverse.(I'm sure there is a technical term for this). Is this an an error or just the way they were made?
They are known as rotated die errors. With modern coins, if the degree of rotation is 30 deg. or more they bring a small premium. But with coins from the time period your coin is from it is often harder to find a coin without an error than it is one with an error. Even so - if the degree of rotation is large enough - it may well sell for a premium because of it. Can you post a pic ?
Here are the obvers eand reverse pics. They are kinda crude, but I took a picture of the obverse and than flipped it exactly over. Hope this helps.
It appears to be rotated about 15 degrees to me - nothing really uncommon. But a neat collectible all the same
Yeah, it looks to be about 15 degrees, but I am going to try to get a better picture of it by tomorrow. Thanks.
