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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1486375, member: 15445&quot;]The error types partial collar, Mis-aligned dies, off-center, broadstruck, etc are all rather well defined.&nbsp; I would refer you to CONECA, varietyvista.com and a book called The Error Coin Encyclopedia by Margolis.&nbsp; There are several other good books but these are my recommendations right now.</p><p><br /></p><p>The partial collar error occurs when the planchet is only partially inside the collar die during the strike.&nbsp; The resulting edge of the coin does not have a uniform diameter.&nbsp; [The OP&#039;s coin has a uniform diameter &amp; was struck in the collar die].</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mis Aligned Die (MAD) error occurs when the obverse die is not perfectly in line with the reverse die.&nbsp; In this case you often see one side perfectly centerred &amp; the other side off-center.&nbsp; Sometimes the obverse &amp; reverse are just shifted in different directions.&nbsp; However, the coins that are called MAD are typically contained by the collar so they are not found way off center.</p><p><br /></p><p>The MAD error should not be confused with coins that are struck off center or broadstruck.&nbsp; Basically if any design is off the plancet then the coin is said to be off center.&nbsp; If it is off center but no design is off the planchet, then it is a broadstrike.&nbsp; In both the broadstrike &amp; the off center, the collar die is completely out of the picture (the planchet is not contained in the collar).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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