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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 8070447, member: 10461&quot;]Sorry.&nbsp; I guess I should have gone more into the difference between defect and error.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this context, a <i>defect</i> is an irregularity (problem) with the coin which had nothing to do with the minting process, aside from poor quality raw material, in this case.</p><p><br /></p><p>An <i>error</i> is something wrong with a coin that resulted from human error, before or during the minting process.</p><p><br /></p><p>A defect just happens, usually with no human input.&nbsp; An error is a mistake.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Post</i>-mint damage- anything that happened to the coin <i>after</i> it left the mint- can also fall under the “defect” category, whether or not humans had a hand in it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since this coin was struck properly at the mint (no mistakes), it can’t be considered an error.</p><p><br /></p><p>Confusingly, some quality control issues (like major laminations, for example), <i>do</i> get classified as errors, if only because the mistake was, “hey, they should have seen this, and never used such a poor quality planchet to strike a coin”.&nbsp; Severe quality control issues being the mistake (error) in this example.</p><p><br /></p><p>But this coin probably looked normal when it left the mint.&nbsp; The plating blister just happened, later.&nbsp; So not an error.&nbsp; There was no mistake in how it was made, despite it being a poor quality product.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this makes sense?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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