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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pyrbob, post: 610134, member: 17044&quot;]Just to clear things up a little, a misaligned die and an off center strike are two different errors.&nbsp; A misaligned die happens when one die is centered and the other die isn&#039;t but the coin is still struck in the collar.&nbsp; An off centered strike happens when the coin is not fed into the coining chamber completely and both sides are off center and struck out of the collar because the coin blocks the collar from coming up around it.&nbsp; So basically, a misalinged die will be off center on one side and have a full rim where an off centered strike will be off on both sides and will not have the rim from the collar.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also keep in mind there are tolerances to everything on a coin.&nbsp; It is acceptable at the mint for one die to be misaligned as long as the complete design is present on the coin.&nbsp; So in my opinion the coin you show above is a normal strike and is not an error.&nbsp; It may be uncentered on one side but if it is an acceptable strke at the mint then how can we as collectors call this an error?&nbsp; It becomes an error when part of the design is missing as stated above and that is when it has a value above face value.&nbsp; So I think your coin is a normal strike and is not an error.&nbsp; If you look at alot of coins you will find more like this.&nbsp; But keep your eyes open for the ones missing part of the design.&nbsp; They are out there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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