1985P MAD nickel

[Shleppodella1]

Now I got this in my change today and couldn't believe it. Now correct me if I'm wrong please but if I'm learning correctly this is a misaligned hammer (obv) die because the reverse (anvil) is still centered and the left side is slightly weaker strike than the right due to this obv misalignment. Would this be considered minor or major? Also to bad it didn't finish the strike with full steps.

[R my pics better or worse?]

[occnumis2021]

to be fair, i'm pretty good at numismatics BUT i don't know all the many dozens of designations for error coins and striking variations. so here is a link IF you dare to go down the rabbit hole....

https://www.error-ref.com/part-vi-striking-errors/

yes, i would call this a M.A.D. BUT a deeper study could lead to a different (but kinda the same) diagnosis.

this is a misaligned hammer (obv) die because the reverse (anvil) is still centered and the left side

yes

left side is slightly weaker strike than the right due to this obv misalignment

not necessarily. this has more to do with tilt most of the time but my brain does not fully understand why, the more o/c a die becomes, that tilt doesn't automatically follow as much as you'd think. it is odd imo.

Would this be considered minor or major?

pretty sure the major error experts would call this minor (w/o knowing a date by date and mm availability/known pop)

[MintErrors]

Yeah, I agree with OCC, but this a keeper, in my opinion.
MADs typically only go so far.
There have been some extreme cases but, they are rare.

[IvoR1!]

And yes, the pictures are better.