numhysteria Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Hello, I've got this coin that has a 180 degree rotation (obverse/reverse). The problem is that all known coins of this type do not have this rotation.This is the only one of this kind. My question is whether this rotation can be the result of a minting error or not? I don't really know what this is-error, pattern or extemely rare circulation coin never seen before Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 What is the coin, specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numhysteria Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 It's a Romanian coin, if you look at the picture you can see that one side is 180 degrees opposed to the other side. All coins of this kind I've seen so far don't have this rotation, both sides are facing up. What do you think?Could this be a result of an error in the minting process? I have doubts about that. I'd rather go for pattern or extremely rare circulation coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 I found this one listing the orientation as medal like the one you show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numhysteria Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Yes, exactly. All this coins are supposed to have medal orientation like the one you mentioned, but this one in the slab has not. It has coin rotation like you can see in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Yes, exactly. All this coins are supposed to have medal orientation like the one you mentioned, but this one in the slab has not. It's has coin rotation like you can see in the picture. Whoops, there I go thinking backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Perhaps it is a rotated die just as it appears to be - not sure they command a great deal of premium. It is odd if it is a rotation since it is so complete. For anyone who wants to know about coin vs medal alignment, I did some illustrative photos way back when and they are still there - LINK TO POST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Odd it's in a NGC slab and they didn't notice. I'd contact them for an explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovidiu^ Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Odd it's in a NGC slab and they didn't notice. I'd contact them for an explanation. Some answer ? And yes is in an NGC slab but it is not the first mistake they make ... I've seen even PCGS slab with errors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Some answer ? And yes is in an NGC slab but it is not the first mistake they make ... I've seen even PCGS slab with errors True no company is 100% perfect. However, if it truely is a Mint Error and in an NGC slab, it should be noted as such. If they errored in thier product, they should correct that mistake free and therefore making the value much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numhysteria Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Mint error..less likely I'd say. More like a pattern or rare variety. Question was whether a medal-oriented coin could result in a coin-oriented one , due to a mint error? Could the perfect 180 degree rotation ,unusual for this medal-type coin, be a result of a mint error? I don't think so but I thought I'd see what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 The thing to note though is rotated reverses on any coins are just nothing as far as error coins. They are really common amonst certain coins. Even 180 degree rotations are not really drawing a premium at a coin show. Possibly on ebay, but not many other places. Might be why NGC said nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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