Hi guys, I just found a 2002 cent that if you have the obverse facing you, and Lincoln is straight up and down, then you flip the coin to the reverse, it is not "level"... It's off center....Check out the pictures....Guessing this is not a biggie, but I don't see this too much at all...Actually this is the first one I found like this...
Yours looks to be a little over 45 degrees. Though interesting, I don't think it is far off enough to command a premium.
I don't think it is even that much, Rick. If you look at his photos, the obverse is cocked a couple of degrees CCW. We also have no idea how accurately he flipped the coin top-to-bottom. It would be easier for us if it was squarely mounted in a 2x2. In either case, dies that are rotated less than 90 degrees don't usually command much of a premium. Chris
I got them in 2x2's and have them resting on a straight edge level to keep em as straight as possible...
First, I'm an OCD Virgo who has used drafting and/or AutoCAD for more than 50 years. From your new image of the obverse, the coin is not completely level in the circular opening. Placing the 2x2 on a level straightedge is irrelevant. It is the X-Y axis through the center of the circle that you need to align the coin with. Once you have achieved that, it doesn't matter if you turn the 2x2 side-to-side or top-to-bottom, you will always be able to calculate the degree of rotation more accurately. With that said, I can see that you have the coin rotated slightly CCW in the 2x2. Based on it's present position I can guesstimate that the rotation of this coin is about 15-20 degrees. Chris
