Hello! I really enjoy your forum! I have a 1999 delaware quarter that is a mis-stamp. When looking at the front, then flip, the back side is upside down and the head of the horse is at 2 o'clock. Has anyone heard of this before? Any idea how many were mis-stamped? Value? Thanks!
Howdy quartermania - Welcome to the Forum !! It really depends on what you mean by upside down. The normal method for striking US coinage is known as coin alignment. In other words - if looking at the obverse ( heads side ) and you turn the coin over like turning the page of a book ( right to left ) the image on the reverse ( tails side ) is upside down. This is the way it is supposed to be. So - are you saying that when you turn the coin in this way that the reverse image is right side up ?
you look at the quarter with the head side facing you then flip from bottom and the picture on the back is diagonal
when you look at it with the head facing u then flip it fron the bottom the picture on the back is diagonal
Then you have what is known as a rotated die error. These coins do sell for a premium over & above ordinary value for the grade - but it depends to what degree the die was rotated as to howm much the premium is. Often - the rotation must approach 90 degrees or more for the increase in value to be meaningful. It sounds, based on your description, like the rotation on your coin is approx 30 - 45 degrees. Thus the value may increase some, but not much - perhaps a few dollars.
As I suspected based on your description - about 30 degrees. Sorry I cannot provide any definitive values because value is based primarily on the coins condition or state of preservation. And this I have no way to determine - can you perhaps provide a picture ?
