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deep103New Member
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I found these two and have seen some call them broadstrike and some call them off center. Can any one tell me the proper name.
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mikediamondAdvanced Member
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:08 am |
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They are not broadstruck nor are they off-center strikes. These coins show a minor horizontal misalignment of the obverse (hammer) die. Such errors are only noteworthy when the design is cut off at one pole.
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 eagamesExpert Member
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:27 pm |
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I think the diagnostics would be:
If both sides were off probably: off center.
If it was bigger than normal probably: broadstrike.
This coin:
If only one side is off probably: MAD "misaligned die"
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 coppercoinsSite Admin
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:20 pm |
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In cases like this it generally makes a difference what the other side of the coin looks like. Can't tell an off-center from a misaligned die strike without being able to see whether the reverse is off too.
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mikediamondAdvanced Member
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:26 am |
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Since both coins were clearly struck within the collar, there is no chance that these are off-center strikes.
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coppercoinsSite Admin
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:25 am |
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If these were mine, because they are circulated I would stick $5 on them and put them in inventory. I think they are interesting, and still stand by the idea that they are far less common than off-center strikes.
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