1994 P Dime "Off Center"

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  1. Larry Salemme

    Larry Salemme Active Member

    Please let me know if this 1994 P Dime is off center? Thank You!
     

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  3. bdunnse

    bdunnse Who dat?

  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    No
    It is a Misaligned Die strike on the Obverse. You can tell when the other side looks normal. Happens on the Obverse most of the time.
     
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  5. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    I would be more inclined to believe a mis-aligned strike which is more obvious on the reverse than the obverse.
     
  6. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    Beat me too it! These tired old eyes...I see it more the other way around in the pics.
     
  7. bdunnse

    bdunnse Who dat?

    So which is it...obverse or reverse?
     
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  8. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    It's also misaligned on the reverse, but not as a pair with the obverse. Is that a net "off-center?" :p

    I construe an "off center" strike as one where - irrespective of the dies - the planchet was not properly centered with regard to the collar. "Misaligned die" strikes are those where the dies were not centered with regard to the collar. The coin here is a misaligned die strike, albeit one where neither die was properly aligned.

    Edit to add: I can conceive of a (minor) off-center strike where the planchet is properly centered on the collar and the dies are aligned to each other, but not properly centered on the collar. If the misalignment on this coin were at similar places on each die, it could qualify that way, but I do not know if the numismatic community at large would consider that an "off center" or not.
     
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  9. Larry Salemme

    Larry Salemme Active Member

    is this common
     
  10. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    I would just flip a coin!
     
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  11. bdunnse

    bdunnse Who dat?

  12. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    Either misaligned die strikes or off center strikes are not really considered "worthy" unless severe enough that details are missing from the face of the coin. Coins which, if caught by QA, the Mint would recycle instead of issuing. This one's close, but within their tolerances, I think.
     
  13. Rick Stachowski

    Rick Stachowski Motor City Car Capital

    Here's 3 of my favorite off centered coins .
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  14. Larry Salemme

    Larry Salemme Active Member

    those coins are so AWESOME!
     
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