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<p>[QUOTE="dak, post: 220608, member: 8504"]Ok I attributed to soon... This is not a off center strike, I now believe this to be a Offset Die Misalignment... Basically the reverse is centered but the obverse is offset... </p><p><br /></p><p>" This coin exhibits what at first appears to be an off-center strike; however, the opposite side of the coin is in perfect alignment. This error occurs when a die (usually the hammer die, but occasionally the anvil die) is offset in any direction. In order for the error to have any significant collector value, it must have a portion of the design missing.Typical examples of this error type will range between 2% to 5% Off. This error is often called a Misaligned Die, or MAD for short." quoted from <a href="http://www.conecaonline.org" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.conecaonline.org" rel="nofollow">www.conecaonline.org</a> and their definitions page. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just incase anyone was interested.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dak, post: 220608, member: 8504"]Ok I attributed to soon... This is not a off center strike, I now believe this to be a Offset Die Misalignment... Basically the reverse is centered but the obverse is offset... " This coin exhibits what at first appears to be an off-center strike; however, the opposite side of the coin is in perfect alignment. This error occurs when a die (usually the hammer die, but occasionally the anvil die) is offset in any direction. In order for the error to have any significant collector value, it must have a portion of the design missing.Typical examples of this error type will range between 2% to 5% Off. This error is often called a Misaligned Die, or MAD for short." quoted from [url]www.conecaonline.org[/url] and their definitions page. Just incase anyone was interested.[/QUOTE]
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