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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4348294, member: 101855"]What you are talking about is "coin turn" versus "medal turn."</p><p><br /></p><p>Most coins have the dies aligned so that the designs are in the proper position when you turn the coin over, head over heals, or on the horizonal axis. Most medals are aligned so that the designs are in the proper position when you turn the piece by the vertical axis.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin is out of the proper alignment, it is said that the dies are rotated. In the old days, and I’m an old collector, most people were not that thrilled with this. Now it seems that some collectors prize such pieces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sadly, I am not an expert on Connecticut coppers, so I can’t say if your coin is unusual. Given the primitive conditions under which these coins were made, it is certainly possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Off the top of my head, I would say that it does not add much to the value. But the experts should chime in since I’m not an expert on these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4348294, member: 101855"]What you are talking about is "coin turn" versus "medal turn." Most coins have the dies aligned so that the designs are in the proper position when you turn the coin over, head over heals, or on the horizonal axis. Most medals are aligned so that the designs are in the proper position when you turn the piece by the vertical axis. If a coin is out of the proper alignment, it is said that the dies are rotated. In the old days, and I’m an old collector, most people were not that thrilled with this. Now it seems that some collectors prize such pieces. Sadly, I am not an expert on Connecticut coppers, so I can’t say if your coin is unusual. Given the primitive conditions under which these coins were made, it is certainly possible. Off the top of my head, I would say that it does not add much to the value. But the experts should chime in since I’m not an expert on these coins.[/QUOTE]
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