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Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 02/21/2011 1:45 pm Quote: What matters is a good understanding of the minting process, so you can easily determine if something you have was even possible to be made at the mint ....now a challenge...maybe somebody could put together an educational thread and make it a sticky or a permanent forum ? Just remember that telling somebody it is impossible doesn't really stop the wheels from turning unless they understand the "why's". Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 02/21/2011 4:57 pm Yeah, exactly. And I accept that others know an infinate amount more about this than I do. And they've weighed in. Decision final. Next. Onwards and upwards. But "my wheels" are still turning.... I guess I should self-educate with the "minting process", because, frankly, I don't see how this could have been done PMD OR at the Mint ! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/21/2011 5:27 pm I recommend one book in particular that has been a big help to me in learning the minting process- Official Price Guide to Mint Errors by Alan Herbert. The title is a bit of a misnomer, the main emphasis is not on prices and the ones given are decidedly on the generic side. Herbert breaks down die varieties and mint errors into the PDS system identification system- Planchet, Die, Strike. Everything caused by the Mint will occur during one of those stages. The book gives written descriptions as well as photos for some of the errors and there are various charts listing things like planchet tolerances, die life cycles, etc. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 02/21/2011 5:48 pm I agree. That book helped me tremendously, and although they do list "rough" price ranges, I rely more on the rarity scale listed for each error. Report this Post to the Staff
gasman96 Valued Member United States 92 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 7:38 pm What does PMD mean/What is it? gasman96 new here and hoping to learn Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 8:00 pm Post Mint Damage.Normally damaged after leaving the mint Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 8:01 pm PMD - Post Mint Damage. Anything that happens to damage a coin after it has left the minting press - to INCLUDE damage to the coin at the mint or in the wrapping machines. This term is used pretty openly to describe anything odd that's NOT a mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 02/23/2011 8:11 pm this is kinda off topic but kinda on topic as well here is a link to the Mint's tour it goes through the whole mint process i enjoyed it http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/?action=vtShell Report this Post to the Staff
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