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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 395043, member: 15062&quot;]Personally, I never could understand the appeal of varieties, and errors counted as varieties, such as the 55 DD cent.&nbsp; I was always happy just to fill a hole with a coin of the date and mint required without regard to minute differences that no one could see without a measuring loupe or microscope.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you consider that the Bust Half series with a 29 year run and with no mint varieties has a total of 453 recognized varieties ( <a href="http://www.busthalfdollar.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.busthalfdollar.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.busthalfdollar.com/</a> ) then I think things have gotten a little out of hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t counted totals for other denominations but when you consider die variations, die combinations, overdates, large letters, small letters, large dates, small dates, double dies, die clashes, lettering positions, off centers, planchet errors, proofs, patterns, etc., where do you draw the line?&nbsp; Do you collect every possible combination, or only some of them?&nbsp; Which ones do you focus on?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Although I no longer collect because of the theft of my collections, I had decided to make my life easier by simply collecting by date and mint with no regard to any error or variety.&nbsp; I never felt that I was missing something.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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