Whats this called?

[twistedt]

Hello All,
saw this coin - looked kind of "weird"
What is this called? - I looked in the glossary but since I dont know what its called it wasn't much help. :)


http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108924&stc=1

thanks for looking and any info you can pass on.

[willbrooks]

Your coin appears to have been struck by slightly misaligned dies. I assume this is what you are asking about. If not, you will have to be more specific.

Misaligned Die: This refers to a coin that was struck by dies that were not in correct position in relation to each other. A coin struck by a misaligned die can be determined by noting a difference in its relative centered-ness between the obverse and reverse of a coin. Below is an example of a cent struck by slightly misaligned dies. These generally do not command much of a premium unless the misalignment is severe enough to have part of the design cut off. Photos courtesy of historyhound.
http://lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MAD2-150x150.jpg (http://lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MAD2.jpg) http://lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MAD1-150x150.jpg (http://lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MAD1.jpg)

[twistedt]

Your coin appears to have been struck by slightly misaligned dies. I assume this is what you are asking about. If not, you will have to be more specific.

Misaligned Die: This refers to a coin that was struck by dies that were not in correct position in relation to each other. A coin struck by a misaligned die can be determined by noting a

Yes that is what i'm talking about. Thanks!!!