off center A coin struck on a blank that was not properly centered over the anvil, or lower, die. Coins that are 5 percent, or less, off center are graded by PCGS as a regular coin.
Off Center Errors
1990 Lincoln Cent 30% Off Center
Off Center errors is one of the most common types of error found when searching bags of coins from the U.S. Mint.
Off center: coins that are struck "off center" by the press. These coins can be slightly off center, in which case you will see one side of the coin has a larger border than the other.
off center - Describes the incorrect way a coin was struck by the printing dies. Happens when the coin is not placed properly into the collar and the dies strike it off center. Portions of the design will be missing.
Off center - An error caused by incorrectly centering the planchet during the striking process, which results in part of the design missing from the coin.
Off Center - Incorrectly centered during striking, resulting in part of the design missing (off the edge)
Original Toning - Having natural surfaces resulting from long exposure to ordinary environmental conditions; uncleaned.
Off Center - Said of a coin only partly resting within the coining chamber at striking.
Overdate - A date made by superimposing one more numbers on a previously dated die.
An Off Center Strike is another fairly odd looking error coin.
As the coin is automatically fed into the press, it doesn't seat into the collar
correctly, and the coin is struck. Part of the impression is on the coin,
and part of it is not.
75% off center, and struck over another blank.
Type:
Type II Dime Blank ...
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This error occurs when the coin has been struck outside of the planchet, due to the planchet improperly entering the coinage press.
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Mis-strike
Off center striking of a coin.
Motto
Inspirational phrase or wording. Examples include "In God we Trust" on US coins or "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite" on French coins.
Also see Coin Terms - Anatomy of a Coin ...
off center , or off-center - describes the way a coin was struck by the printing dies. If the coin was not placed properly and the dies strike it off center then parts of the design will be missing from the coin.
A little off center on ovate flan, types clear and full, legends partial, especially rev., nice example of Scarce type, Very Fine....$150 Photo ...
Comments: This is a well preserved example, struck off center. In the inner bead ring there is open space under the T, while three beads are crowded together just past the S.
Both are slightly off center; perhaps 15%. The coin on the left is missing the space in front of the Zeus head ruining the balance of the coin.
This one is a bit off center as if the die was struck a glancing blow causing metal to flow to the unstruck side. That side is much thicker than the struck end and can be seen in some of the images below.
This occurs when two non-overlapping planchets enter partially into the coining chamber in an off center position and are struck simultaneously.
25% off center), and where the off center design is located in reference to a clock.
His portrait of Thomas Jefferson, which is uniquely and controversially off center, with a new larger nose that critics have compared heatedly with Bob Hope's, appeared on the obverse of a nickel introduced to the public by President Bush on March 1.
obverse The front or "heads" side of a coin, often bearing a portrait and date off center Incorrectly centered during striking, ...
For the off center strike only part of the blank is struck by the upper and lower dies. This results in only part of the design being struck on the coin and a coin that is not it's usual round shape.
23 mm. 4:30. 3.93 grams.
Very much off center to 9:00. Weak letters, perahps ...SARAV...
/Minerva's body flat struck, but shield bold. S C 2/3 clipped.
Reference: This piece is the plate coin in P. J. Casey Roman Coinage in Britain, plate 8.5.
The first error coin I ever got was a Lincoln penny that had been struck off center by about 85%. All you could see what the top of the president's head!
Error Coins and Die Varieties ...
Printed somewhat off center, but the margins are complete. Aesthetically pleasing overall and retaining good color.
Most Double Strikes were struck as well-centered coins, but were struck again before the coin could leave the coining chamber. As with Off Center coins, look for Double Strikes with a date (at least one), ...
Collectors of modern coins find errors desirable because modern processes make the likelihood of their production extremely limited. Types of coin errors include double strikes, off metal coins, displaced or off center coins, clipped coins, ...
 See also: Coin, Struck, Revers, Reverse, Obverse
  
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