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Pillar of the Community
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Just found this afternoon roll searching. 1994P 1DR-001    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice one chuckster !..I'll bet I've searched 3000 1994's and nothing yet. You just renewed my enthusiasm.
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Valued Member
United States
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This is the error that introduced me to error coins. Nice find.
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Pillar of the Community
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Not an error, but a variety. Nice find Chuckster!
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Valued Member
United States
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Yes right Scooby. I always say error when I mean variety. Sorry, I got to get out of that habbit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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OK Scooby, ya got me curious...what is the difference between a variety and an error? I've heard others saying the same thing but to an average person,error sounds like "mistake" and variety sounds like something done on purpose.Clue me in on this please.
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Pillar of the Community
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A variety is something unintentional on the dies themselves that gets minted on EVERY SINGLE coin that those dies strike. For example, the doubling above is on those particular dies and will happen on every coin struck with that variety.
An error is any of the other events that happen during the minting process that is specific to that coin. For example, an off-center strike, or a planchet that gets struck through something like wire or cloth.
Others can probably expand on that a little more, but that's the basic premise.
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Pillar of the Community
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So a double die is a variety and Machine Doubling is an error...interesting...and thanks ! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Correct. But the die is doubled, not double. Therefore, it is called a doubled die.
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Pillar of the Community
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Now that will probably never change in my vocabulary...after 45 years of saying double die  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The machine doubled coins are not errors. They are damaged coins from movement of the dies during striking. True errors are usually a one time happening, not part of the regular run of die wear/deterioration.
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Rest in Peace
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Nice find chuckster. Looks to be in great shape.
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