brianc053
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Hi everyone.
Looking at Johncoh's stunning 1848 LC ( http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/658359-nicest-lc-i-have-ever-dug.html ) inspired me to go back to one of my favorite Large Cents, the 1818 Matron I posted about back in March (http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...d-excellent-detail-1808-classic-head-too.html).
His 1848 is way nicer, of course, but that's not what this is about.
As I looked at the obverse and reverse of my 1818 I noticed something today that I had never noticed before: there is a rather significant misalignment of the front/back dies, by about 30 degrees (estimated).
I first noticed it while the coin was in the little display holder that I keep the coin in, so I took it out and tried to get a picture in a mirror so we could see both sides at the same time.
Question for the experts: is this sort of misalignment common? Or is this an "error"?
I figure that 200 years ago it could be very understandable that the Mint might make these sorts of mistakes, but I'm no expert so I'd love to hear what you all think.
And I'm just glad I had a reason to go back and look at one of my favorite coins - thanks Johncoh!
- Brian
Looking at Johncoh's stunning 1848 LC ( http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/658359-nicest-lc-i-have-ever-dug.html ) inspired me to go back to one of my favorite Large Cents, the 1818 Matron I posted about back in March (http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...d-excellent-detail-1808-classic-head-too.html).
His 1848 is way nicer, of course, but that's not what this is about.
As I looked at the obverse and reverse of my 1818 I noticed something today that I had never noticed before: there is a rather significant misalignment of the front/back dies, by about 30 degrees (estimated).
I first noticed it while the coin was in the little display holder that I keep the coin in, so I took it out and tried to get a picture in a mirror so we could see both sides at the same time.
Question for the experts: is this sort of misalignment common? Or is this an "error"?
I figure that 200 years ago it could be very understandable that the Mint might make these sorts of mistakes, but I'm no expert so I'd love to hear what you all think.
And I'm just glad I had a reason to go back and look at one of my favorite coins - thanks Johncoh!
- Brian
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