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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1709740, member: 15199&quot;]It is best not to try and remember every image and the difference, but instead study the minting process and how coinage is made, either through Google search , or through printed material in a library or purchase. </p><p>I like this one that is out of print and thus more expensive. But ask if your local libraries are part of the interlibrary loan system as they can borrow books for you, usually just for media mail rate.</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Error-Coin-Encyclopedia/dp/B004YL9WA0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368589830&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=error+coin+encyclopedia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Error-Coin-Encyclopedia/dp/B004YL9WA0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368589830&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=error+coin+encyclopedia" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/The-Error-Coin-Encyclopedia/dp/B004YL9WA0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368589830&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=error+coin+encyclopedia</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Once you understand how a normal coin is made, it is a lot easier to discern if a coin is a mint error, or post mint( strike) damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the Forum!</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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