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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 405817, member: 112&quot;]Think of it this way - with error coins you have a lot of different types of errors, yes ? You have off-centers, brockages, capped die, strike throughs - lots of them. But what would an error collector say if you said - Why all the different names ? They are all just errors, so just call them errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the difference between a weakly struck coin and a coin struck with worn out dies is not exactly the same as that, but the point is there is a difference. And to a lot of people that difference is important. Think how much time and research went into determining all of the different die marriages for many coins. Some people spend their entire lives trying to figure these things out and then they share their knowledge with us.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, there are several reasons that a coin can have a lack of detail - weak strike and worn dies are only two of the reasons. And for weak strike alone there can be 3 different reasons I can think of right off, dies spaced incorrectly, low striking pressure, and design flaw which is where there is not enough metal in the planchet to fill all of the high points on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, sometimes the reason for the weak strike itself can have a bearing on the value of the coin. So sometimes knowing this information is important. But perhaps more than anything else what is really important to someone like say me, is learning all of this information that you can so that you can better understand the hobby and know your coins. Because if you don&#039;t know your coins, you&#039;re liable to one day end up paying way too much for one - or selling one way too cheaply.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, that&#039;s why you don&#039;t just call them all weak strikes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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