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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3172140, member: 77814&quot;]<p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"></span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"><br /></span></font></span></p><p>99.99% and greater of things people think are mint errors are actually damage.&nbsp; If you were to check and categorize your change for, say, 3 months you would see a lot of damage.&nbsp; Damage can be very minor with scratches all over; you have circulation wear; colorized, toning, environmental damage; then you get into bigger hits, gouges, scratchs; then &quot;smashes&quot; for lack of better words where it could be bent, cuts into the metal, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best thing would be to peruse the &quot;Errors&quot; and &quot;What&#039;s It Worth&quot; section to see loads of damaged coins misconstrued as mint errors. (Yes, you are not the only one thinking damage is an error.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint errors are very <u>LIMITED</u>,</p><p>whereas damage is <u>UNLIMITED</u>.</p><p>You have to learn the minting process then you&#039;ll understand a lot more.</p><p><br /></p><p>Learning about all this coinage is a never ending learning hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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