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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 395652, member: 11521&quot;]That&#039;s pretty close. I am far from an error expert but I&#039;ll try to explain the differences between an error and a variety (as I understand it). </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>An error is created during the minting process (e.g., blank and planchet preparation, coin press operation, etc.) and (for the most part) is unique. A variety is usually created outside of the minting process (e.g., die design or preparation) and is reproducible (so many identical coins may be produced). </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From <i>The Error Coin Encyclopedia</i> by Margolis &amp; Weinberg: </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By my definition this is a variety because a number of identical coins were made from these dies. Others disagree. Margolis &amp; Weinberg say:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The planchets were not prepared incorrectly. The edge lettering is missing because the coins did not go through the edge-lettering step of the two-step coining process for these coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 1955 DDO Lincoln Cent was one of the most dramatic doubled-die varieties to leave the Mint. And it was the first major variety (or error as you wish) to attract the attention of the coin collecting public. It was (and still is) one of the most widely know variety coins in existance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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