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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;justafarmer, post: 578107, member: 3926&quot;]Here is an over-simplified explanation. </p><p><br /></p><p>The US Mint manufactures dies and the US Mint manufactures coins. Think of these as two different finished goods manufactured in two separate production processes. </p><p><br /></p><p>The die is a piece of manufacturing machinery used in the coin production process. </p><p><br /></p><p>A Mint Error coin is caused by an abnormal occurrence in the coin production process.</p><p><br /></p><p>A Variety is caused by an abnormal occurrence in the die production process. This anomaly in the die will be evident on every coin struck by this die in the coin production process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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