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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Old Error Guy, post: 1857437, member: 66552&quot;]I have long thought that the error collecting hobby and therefore the popularity of errors is held back because it is not possible to complete a &quot;set of errors&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know there are some, and probably many, people that are attracted to errors because of the wide range of varieties and combinations. Personally, the collector in me wants to create a &quot;set&quot; of something as a goal.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, my main specialty is coins struck on planchet&#039;s which are less than complete. This would include clips, fragments, missing layers, feeder fingers, and other varieties which escape me at the moment. While many people prefer complex multi-mistakes, my preference has always been one coin/one error.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I am a big fan, also, of varieties my eyes will no longer let me pursue many of these. I limit my collection, generally, to over mint marks and more obvious varieties like the 1960 small over large date coins. The fascinating array of double dies which can still be found are, at this point in my life, beyond my reach. I envy the the younger guys that can still search mountains of coins. I had some of my greatest pleasures doing something similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m slowly getting to the point of this message, as I am very new to these forms and am quite interested in what specialties others may have. There are many options available and it is difficult to decide which path to take.</p><p><br /></p><p>Totally unrelated, I am posting my &quot;picture of the week&quot; at the end of this message. Earlier in the week I posted a picture of a corner clip and thought I would show what has become known as a &quot;inside corner clip&quot;. More properly, it should be referred to as an assay clip. An assay clip coin shows a triangular area that was cut out so that the metal can be tested. This occurs prior to the striking of the coin.They are seldom seen, especially those that leave little doubt as to their authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]311449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]311450[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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