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I've noticed on this 1859 florin that the reverse is rotated several degrees clockwise.

How normal is this my other three examples of Gothic florins are all aligned perfectly.

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Nothing is perfect, is this from the sale bag as the irish halfpenny l?

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I'd personally rate that as 'normal' deviation. Anything over 45º out becomes more and more interesting, but only 180º would be a true variety.

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I'd personally rate that as 'normal' deviation. Anything over 45º out becomes more and more interesting, but only 180º would be a true variety.

A few exceptions, but generally a really off die axis raises concerns about authenticity. The transposed French and Irish shields W3 1697 shilling has a 90 degree die axis, with only the French arms in the right place for a normal inverted die axis coin.

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