Hello group, I just joined the group today---please visit the new member introduction thread to see my EXTENSIVE collection of coins---and accept my thanks for welcoming me to this great forum. I have taken to roll searching over the past while (I am early retired and divorced), so it keeps me occupied and filled with interest. I was searching a roll of cents recently and this coin came up. It is certainly an off center strike---you can see the thin edge on the left of the obv and the thicker edge on the right. I am hoping for a few opinions about the coin---I don't think it's a DDO strike, but maybe it is. At any rate it is certainly off center. Thanks for any feedback and input---
Ferdyboy- Welcome to Coin Talk! We like errors and varieties around here. At least those of us who have refined tastes do. As was stated, this is probably a misaligned die. The difference is that an off-center strike will effect both sides of the coin.
Yes, certainly, here it is. As you can see, the strike is centered on the reverse. If it is just a mis-aligned die, does it have any value as an error coin or should I just throw it back in the reject pile? Thanks
Actually, now that I see the scan close up, it is mis-aligned on the reverse also. There is a much smaller space between the rim at 11 o'clock (near UNITED) and rim at the 5 o'clock position (beneath CENT).
When I coin roll search, I keep anything I think is unusual. If I start seeing them by the dozens, back into the roll they go. I used to keep all my md's because I couldn't tell the difference between a d/d and md. Now I can. It was a good learning experience because I had the coins to compare to.
Thanks for the input. Still begs the question---does a MAD constitute a true "error" coin (with intrinsic value) or is it just a common mistake strike that happens all the time?
Typically for misaligned dies or off center strikes, the error needs to be shifted far enough that it cuts into part of the design, such as the letters, for it to be of any value. Keep what you like though! I have a lot of coins that for one reason or another just strike me as interesting even though I probably couldn't get more than face value for them.
Pretty common. I've kept a few but it depend on the degree of misalignment. If it's dramatic, then it gets a premium such as this oldie: http://www.cointalk.com/t106436/ The only minor ones that I see that sell for a premium are the ones flogged by unscrupulous ebayers.
