How rare are Three Cent Silvers with medal alignment (rotated 180 degrees)?
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Very recently picked up a nicely toned brown, teal, and yellow nearly matched on both sides 1861 3cS in PCGS MS62. I bought it for the nice toning. But upon getting the coin in the mail today and inspecting it closer, I realized the reverse was rotated a perfect 180 degrees! How rare is medal alignment for 3cS and how much value, if any, does it add to the coin?
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Here is a link to a useful rotated die census that I think was created by a member here.
The 1861 3 cent is a somewhat more available example. Not sure if it adds any value but it is interesting. I have or maybe had one in around F or VF. Did not pay any premium.
http://rotateddies.50webs.com/census.htm
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in Proof 64 to Proof-67 with the 180 degree rotation.
The 3 Cent Silver is scarce in high grades, and both
still bring decent premiums, I've found......
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