1896 5 cent rotated die error?

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PaulP
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1896 5 cent rotated die error?

Post by PaulP » Sun May 30, 2021 6:30 pm

Hello

I inherited a bunch of old coins and one of them is an 1896 Canadian 5 cents coin that has what I believe is a 180 degree rotated die error. It also unfortunately has a hole punched in it. As you can see from the attached photo the hole is at the top of one side and at the bottom of the other.

Can someone tell me if this is an actual error and the approximate worth of the coin.

Thanks
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Jim J
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Re: 1896 5 cent rotated die error?

Post by Jim J » Sun May 30, 2021 6:53 pm

All the Queen Victoria 5 cent had the coinage die axis

TBH
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Re: 1896 5 cent rotated die error?

Post by TBH » Sun May 30, 2021 7:09 pm

Not an error.
Jim J nailed it.
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TBH
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Re: 1896 5 cent rotated die error?

Post by TBH » Sun May 30, 2021 7:10 pm

Well, someone did .

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Re: 1896 5 cent rotated die error?

Post by PaulP » Mon May 31, 2021 4:58 am

Thanks for the info.

I did finally find something that showed the die axis. All the photos online are misleading as they show each side as if they were not 180 degrees to each other.

Jim J
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Re: 1896 5 cent rotated die error?

Post by Jim J » Mon May 31, 2021 8:10 am

For future reference any Charlton Canadian coin book should show you this info as well.

Happy Hunting

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