Is this dime an error..?

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• Smitty79 Posts: 1,313

  July 23, 2004 10:29AM

  
  
  Yep, it is an off center error, neat find.

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• Coinerww Posts: 818

  July 23, 2004 10:38AM

  Nice and welcome.

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  I also love to go through rolls to find coins.
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• InfiniteZero Posts: 46

  July 23, 2004 10:46AM

  are errors collectable? are they worth anything, or just neat finds..? and thanks for the welcome.

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• mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭

  July 23, 2004 10:48AM

  Check the rev. if the rev is on-center it may just be misaligned dies.

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• InfiniteZero Posts: 46

  July 23, 2004 10:53AM

  the rev is also off center...

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• wingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭

  July 23, 2004 10:56AM

  Looks more like a partical collar.

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• Rampage Posts: 9,512 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 23, 2004 11:56AM

  Looks like a normal dime to me.
  
  An off centered coin MUST have part of the detail missing. This coin is not missing any detail.
  
  Looks like a coin that was maybe slightly misaligned.
  
  Also, does the coin have reeding all the way around the edges? If it does, you can rule out partial collar.
  
  Sorry.

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• errormaven Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭

  July 25, 2004 11:33PM

  As you say, if the reeding is complete all around, then it's not an off-center strike and it's not a partial collar error. It looks like a minor misaligned die error. If the reverse is also slightly offset, you may be dealing with a dual misalignment. Obviously, a reverse misalignment will not amount to much, since the amount of play between die neck and collar is very slight. Yet there is some potential for lateral movement. I have a few dual misalignments in my collection, including dimes.
  
  If it is a dual misalignment, the two dies don't necessarily move in the same direction. In fact, it's more common that they move in different directions.

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• DanArgent Posts: 53

  July 26, 2004 12:00AM

  Is this dime anything special, I see dimes that are that off center or more everyday. of course I go through about 1000 a day, but should I be pulling out coins that are off center like that?
  
  Dan

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• Shamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

  July 26, 2004 12:32AM

  Is this dime larger in diameter than a normal strike? Place it in a small stack of dimes and see if it sticks out.
  
  

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• Shamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

  July 26, 2004 12:33AM

  Oh, and welcome to the Forum.
  
  

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• tgilliams Posts: 1,969

  July 26, 2004 1:59AM

  welcome

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• coinguy89 Posts: 2,151

  July 26, 2004 3:23AM

  Welcome. Nice find. Ive got pennys like that, that are circulated, but it appears that the are off-center, im not sure though. It looks like one rim side is wider than thee other, but not by much, you really have to look at it to see it. Is there a premium for coins like these, if they are errors?

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• errormaven Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭

  July 26, 2004 1:42PM

  Minor misalignments are quite common and have no collector value. Major misalignments, in which part of the design is cut off, do have value. The bigger the misalignment, the greater the demand. Misalignments as great as 40% are known.

  Mike Diamond is an error coin writer and researcher. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those held by any organization I am a member of.

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