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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 8471807, member: 84179"]Regarding error coins, there are almost infinite ways for a coin to be damaged or have some type of process variability. Many times, it is nearly impossible to tell the true cause. That's why I feel it's a waste of time to try to speculate on what is causing damage or variability. </p><p><br /></p><p>The best way to determine if a coin is an error is to explain how it could occur during the minting process. In your case, that couldn't be done. Don't forget, a lot of members have decades of experience and are very knowledgeable of the manufacturing process. Even if somebody posts an incorrect answer, there will be others that will quickly correct it. If you see 2 or 3 members giving you the same answer, you can be very confident that it's correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure of your experience level, but I would recommend spending some of your searching time learning and studying the minting and die making processes. It will save you a lot if time in the future. Try these for starters</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.doubleddie.com/58201.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.doubleddie.com/58201.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.doubleddie.com/58201.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making" rel="nofollow">https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making</a></p><p><a href="https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins/" rel="nofollow">https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins/</a></p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=104&v=mqPvKxJXC_Y&feature=emb_title" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=104&v=mqPvKxJXC_Y&feature=emb_title" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=104&v=mqPvKxJXC_Y&feature=emb_title</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 8471807, member: 84179"]Regarding error coins, there are almost infinite ways for a coin to be damaged or have some type of process variability. Many times, it is nearly impossible to tell the true cause. That's why I feel it's a waste of time to try to speculate on what is causing damage or variability. The best way to determine if a coin is an error is to explain how it could occur during the minting process. In your case, that couldn't be done. Don't forget, a lot of members have decades of experience and are very knowledgeable of the manufacturing process. Even if somebody posts an incorrect answer, there will be others that will quickly correct it. If you see 2 or 3 members giving you the same answer, you can be very confident that it's correct. Not sure of your experience level, but I would recommend spending some of your searching time learning and studying the minting and die making processes. It will save you a lot if time in the future. Try these for starters [URL]https://www.doubleddie.com/58201.html[/URL] [URL]https://www.usmint.gov/learn/production-process/die-making[/URL] [URL]https://www.coinnews.net/2014/01/06/how-the-denver-mint-makes-dies-to-produce-coins/[/URL] [URL]https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=104&v=mqPvKxJXC_Y&feature=emb_title[/URL][/QUOTE]
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