Question about Proof Mercury dimes / die rotation

[James_OldeTowne]

As many of you know, I'm assembling a complete run of proof singles from 1936 through 1969. I've managed to pick up four Mercs so far, but all four share one interesting characteristic. They all show identically rotated dies of approximately 15 degrees!

 

Can any other proud Proof Mercury dime owners out there please check to see if by chance yours show this same trait? For that matter, if anyone knows this to be a diagnostic characteristic of the issue, I'd be interested. So far, I have 1937, 1939, 1940 and 1942.

 

James

[zrlevin]

I just checked heratige, and a number of their proof mercs are rotated about fifteen degrees in either direction, but some are dead straight.

 

Zach

[Brotherman]

As many of you know, I'm assembling a complete run of proof singles from 1936 through 1969. I've managed to pick up four Mercs so far, but all four share one interesting characteristic. They all show identically rotated dies of approximately 15 degrees!

 

Can any other proud Proof Mercury dime owners out there please check to see if by chance yours show this same trait? For that matter, if anyone knows this to be a diagnostic characteristic of the issue, I'd be interested. So far, I have 1937, 1939, 1940 and 1942.

 

James

 

James, I have no idea if it was an issue, but I would

love to see some pictures.

 

Hays

[Mercs-migration]

I have a complete set of proof Mercs. Maybe I'll go pay them a visit and get back to you.

 

 

edit: I had pics......my 37 and 42 are a bit rotated. All the rest are pretty straight.

[Merc]

I just checked my proof mercs. The 1942, 2 1941's, and a 1938 had no rotation

 

1940: 5 degree clockwise

1937: 10 degree clockwise

1939: 15 degree clockwise

1936: 15 degree counterclockwise