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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 2779627, member: 75525"]I like ancient "mint errors", but I think they were not considered errors in that the workers converted metal into coins. Quality control was good, but I think coins per pound and per day were the key production criteria.</p><p>One of my favorites is an Octavian - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]642398[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]642399[/ATTACH] </p><p>both portraits are great!</p><p>I bought a lot of late Roman and Jewish mint errors a while back. Most of the LRB errors were brockages:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]642401[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I was the under-bidder on what I think is a die clash. You can see the letters under Tych's chin. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]642402[/ATTACH]</p><p>Later I bought a similar coin with less clash indication. I am less than certain about the coin I bought. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]642403[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]642404[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 2779627, member: 75525"]I like ancient "mint errors", but I think they were not considered errors in that the workers converted metal into coins. Quality control was good, but I think coins per pound and per day were the key production criteria. One of my favorites is an Octavian - [ATTACH=full]642398[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]642399[/ATTACH] both portraits are great! I bought a lot of late Roman and Jewish mint errors a while back. Most of the LRB errors were brockages: [ATTACH=full]642401[/ATTACH] I was the under-bidder on what I think is a die clash. You can see the letters under Tych's chin. [ATTACH=full]642402[/ATTACH] Later I bought a similar coin with less clash indication. I am less than certain about the coin I bought. [ATTACH=full]642403[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]642404[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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