Is this Bust Half off center?

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• Nysoto Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 15, 2018 10:58AM

  Yes, the 1807 Draped Bust half dollar is struck off center, but not enough to label it as an off-center error that would add value. This degree of off-center strike (~3-4%) is not uncommon in the Draped Bust series. If some of the legend lettering and stars were cut off >5% off-center, then it would be worth a premium.

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• coin22lover Posts: 3,542 ✭✭✭

  June 15, 2018 11:30AM

  Ah, that's what I figured. Cool, but no premium.

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• BillJones Posts: 34,914 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 15, 2018 11:32AM

  If it were off-center, it would be of less interest to me.

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• Barndog Posts: 20,516 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 15, 2018 12:45PM

  my initial thought was 3% too. Cool, but not $ cool

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• Treashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 15, 2018 1:38PM

  nice pick up.

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• Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 15, 2018 4:18PM

  From what I see...yes.

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• CoinCrazyPA Posts: 2,899 ✭✭✭✭

  June 15, 2018 4:38PM

  Slightly

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 16, 2018 8:21AM

  Yes...just a tad (That is a British measurement meaning - a very small amount or degree) Cheers, RickO

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