1973D - off axis reverse question

Hi -

My youngest son collects US coins (I collect ancient Greek and Roman) and have a question concerning die axis. He came across a 1973-D cent with very high luster, which is why he's adding it to his collection. The reverse axis is not 180 degrees, but about 195. Is this common/uncommon? I see off-axis coins all the time in ancients. Common for ancients but 'normal' for US coins? Is this something he (my son) should look for? Thanks! Jon

 

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its called a rotated die error http://error-ref.com/Rotated_Die_Error.html slight rotations are somewhat common, i believe they need to be at least 90 degrees to carry a premium, but they are still cool to find (IMO),

 

Yes keep it either way, they are neat to find.

 

"Is this something he (my son) should look for?"

rotated dies is something i always look for when roll searching..found this nickel few months ago

 

Yes keep them, you will not get rich but they are not as common as one would think.

 

Thank you for the quick responses. My son and I appreciate it! Jon