This 1996 cent shows what may
be a pivoted and tilted (vertically misaligned) die clash.
Under this scenario, the obverse (hammer) die would have been pivoted
in a clockwise direction relative to the reverse die. The pivot
point would most likely have been located somewhere near the edge of
the die face, between 1:00 and 5:00. Naturally, a die can't pivot to
any significant degree -- the entire die assembly must pivot.
The only visible clash marks are seen between the design rim and the base of
Lincoln's bust. The tops of the letters "ST" from STATES are
visible along with the edge of the field portion of the die.
The overlay, created by BJ Neff, shows
another possibility, that of a horizontally and vertically misaligned hammer
die, with the hammer die tilted down toward the 7:00 position.