Posted 09/14/2013 07:23 am
"Varieties" are caused by a defect on or deliberate alteration to the die - either the working die or one of the master hubs or dies. "Errors" are caused by a defect in or alteration to some other aspect of coinage production.
Thus, die clashes are "varieties" - they appear on very coin made by that die after the clash happens until the die is removed from production. As I understand it, many of the more highly sought after Morgan dollar VAMs are die clashes.
Strikethroughs are "errors" - they are one-off events. However, " Struck Through Grease" errors can become "filled die" varieties if the goo stuck on the die persists for long enough.
Machine Doubling is, strictly speaking, neither an error nor a variety - it's just an unintended by-product of normal, non-defective coin-producing operations.
Thus, die clashes are "varieties" - they appear on very coin made by that die after the clash happens until the die is removed from production. As I understand it, many of the more highly sought after Morgan dollar VAMs are die clashes.
Strikethroughs are "errors" - they are one-off events. However, " Struck Through Grease" errors can become "filled die" varieties if the goo stuck on the die persists for long enough.
Machine Doubling is, strictly speaking, neither an error nor a variety - it's just an unintended by-product of normal, non-defective coin-producing operations.
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