Rotated reverse on a 1864 Indian cent

kidd

How common is it to have a rotated reverse ( or obverse ) on this series? i have a 1864 that the reverse is within 10% of the obverse. in the album it doesn`t look flipped like all the others. is this common or is this one i should keep back?

Russ

I don't know about the IHC, but rotated reverses on the Two Cent Piece from that year are pretty common and bring little premium.

Russ, NCNE

kidd

Thanks Russ, Does anyone know of a good website or forum member that has any info on Indian cents?

ksteelheader

I have a 63 that is rotated about 35 degrees!

Lakesammman

Not too uncommon though I couldn't tell you the exact percentage.

kidd

This one is farther off than any i`ve seen. If the shield would normally be at 6 oclock the one i have is at 2 oclock.

dorkkarl

here's what i've observed over 30 years. quite common to see 1864 BRONZE w/ rotated dies of 150 - 210 degrees. however, it is NOT so common to see the CN coins like this, nor the bronze w/L coins.

which 1 do you have?

i have no pop reports or anything like that to back this up, just my observations over the years.

K S

IrishMike

Not all that unusual, I have several.

kidd

It is one of the bronze ones.

kidd

Thanks for the info, I`ll keep it in the album then, Saves having to buy one to replace it.

errormaven

While the term "rotated reverse" is often used, quite frankly it is impossible to determine which die rotated. A better term is "rotated die error".

When dealing with a single specimen, it is also impossible to determine whether the rotation was fixed at installation, or whether the die simply got loose and rotated spontaneously.

KurtHorn

I picked up a circ IHC collection this week. I just noticed the 1864 Bronze is rotated about 85%, So, I went into the archives and pulled up this thread. It's a low grade coin. But my question is this... Should I look for a premium because of the rotated die?

Coinosaurus

Not unusual. There are a bunch of Indian cents in the 1860s w/rotated dies.