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I have a 1949D Bank Deutscher Lander 50 Pfennig (XF). When turned over, the date is not at the bottom of the coin. Is the date supposed to be centered to PFENNIG' on the other side?
Hi Heather,
This is actually normal for these coins. Depending on the country and time period a coin is from, it may be one of two alignments. Most of us are used to "Medal alignment", where both sides are aligned in the same direction. This one has "coin alignment", where the sides are aligned in opposite directions.
Anytime you see a coin that is somewhere in between (sides rotated more than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees from each other), that would be a mint error with extra value.
Thanks for the question! =)
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Dmitry Livshits
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My specialty is world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries, primarily non-US foreign coins and related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them. I am NOT knowledgeable in paper money/banknotes, ancient or "shipwreck" coins. Thank you.
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Collector of world coins since early childhood. Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook.
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A.S. in Psychology (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), M.A. in Forensic Psychology (2011).
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