Was wondering what a 1917 penny would be worth if it was in fairly rough shape yet it had a rotated die on back? Is that normal for such a old coin to have a rotated die?
Not much. The very slight 5 degree (not percent) rotation is not enough to make it rare or valuable. Very common.
Ok , well thats good, as it was in vg-4 or whatever the lower condition would of been, but its my only coin that I know of that has a messed up rotation so Ill keep it until i get a better one. Thanks for reply.
15 degrees is within tolerance, 35 degrees is what PCGS needs to put 'Rotated Dies' on the slab, and you usually don't get a premium until it's more than 45 degrees. Another note from the mathematician in me: 'degrees' is not the same as 'percent'.
I have a 1924D cent with a 90 degree offset (G4). I was told that it was pretty much not worth much either.
Phil Ham, looks like only 13 to 30 pennies from 1924-D are rotated between 90 and 180 degrees. Did the person who told you it wasn't worth much offer to but it from you? Sure, it's not worth nearly as much as if was double struck, or many other errors, but it should double (or nearly double) the value of that one. www.rotateddies.com is a great source and contains the population estimates.
