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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;non_cents, post: 1806986, member: 30970&quot;]Hmm...I disagree with the thought that a die clash is neither an error or a variety. It is caused by a malfunction in the striking chamber and results in an anomaly that is not consistent with the intended strike of a coin...pretty much what most would define as an error (the same would apply for die cracks, die breaks, etc) Specifically, it is a die error (described on error-ref.com here <a href="http://error-ref.com/Die_Clash.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://error-ref.com/Die_Clash.html" rel="nofollow">http://error-ref.com/Die_Clash.html</a>), and is pretty much universally recognized as an error as far as I know. Although it does appear on multiple coins, it is still the result of a malfunction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would a struck through die cap not be considered an error? It occurs during the striking process, can be tracked through its progression as it strikes multiple coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, the distinction between why a die clash is an error and not a variety though it occurs on multiple coins...</p><p>A true die variety occurs during the process of making the dies, before they are actually installed. This involves the hubbing process (which creates doubled dies) as well as adding the mintmark (which creates RPM varieties). The die will then create a die variety from the instant it strikes the first coin to the instant the die is removed. Die varieties don&#039;t spontaneously occur in the middle of the life of the die, they can be tracked from the first coin struck by that die to the very last. The same cannot be said for die clashes and die breaks that show up on multiple coins, as they occur after the dies are installed and can happen at any time during the life of the die.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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