1977 D off center nickel, OOPS, Misaligned Die nickel
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Found this off center (obverse only) nickel in pocket change many years ago and set it aside. It is in EF condition (IMO) and was struck in a manner the cut off the top portion of the date. The lower parts of the 1977 can be seen and the D mintmark is fully present.
Had not seen it in a long time and ran across it yesterday.
An interesting change find.
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Misaligned dies, not off center. An extreme example for sure.
That's the biggest misaligned die error I've ever seen!
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I stand corrected.
Thank you gents.
That's a nice MAD example!
Yes, I'm MAD that I didn't find one. lol
Nice pickup.
Jim
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Interesting that this actual error probably kept circulating as long as it did because people likely thought it was just damage. The reverse situation of what often happens now.
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Does anyone know what the value of this MAD nickel would be?
In the neighborhood of $15-$20 in my estimation
Thank you.
I could see it a bit higher. That's pretty extreme misalignment. I'd still expect well under $100 though.