???1986 liberty dollar, upside down

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  1. Marsi

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    Dear ss member,
    I have a 1986 silver liberty Ellis Island dollar that appears strange to me.
    When I turn the coin around it appears that one of the sides has been stamped upside down.
    Is this normal or a error?

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    Marsi, Apr 10, 2013
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    All US currency is upside down reverse? All mine is. :p
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    That's normal (and a pet hate of mine).

    And even more useless info here
     
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    What a dill I feel like at the moment- but thanks for the replies.
    Spend a good 10 minutes googling upside down ellis island etc. before I cracked the irrits and decided to ask on here.
    Anyways thanks again for going out of your ways.
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    You have subsequently been demoted to Noob status.
    All your base are belong to us :p
     
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    Same thing happened to me when I 1st got a morgan dollar... Bit freaky I didn't know of it was real or a copy
    Or a misstrike or what! Lol
     
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    I thought, surely they didnt stuff it up that badly at the mint, then I thought fake, then I thought error coin and $ signs. Now i think idiot!
     
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    Im going to get rid of it tomorrow, stupid upside down coins.
     
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    Your in good company. ;)
     
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