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Message:: [QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 64473, member: 1242"]Hi All, It appears that again, this is another area that the Numismatic World of Coin Professionals, Experts and maybe even the Mints themselves, need to give a clarification on! Although I am in no way an expert concerning Varieties and Mint Errors, logical thinking about how a coin is made from the creation of the planchet and Dies all the way through to the finished product, the following is what I believe should be a rough definition of Varieties and Mint Errors. Variety - An approved design change in the Dies which results in variations in the lettering, Date, Mint Mark, Obverse design or Reverse design within the period (usually current year) of use of the Dies, whether they are scheduled (planned) or unscheduled (unplanned) changes to the Dies for one reason or another. Also, an approved change in the planchet which results in the change in the size (diameter and/or thickness) or change in the composition, whether they are scheduled (planned) or unscheduled (unplanned) changes for one reason or another. Mint Error - Any imperfection in the coin such as a Die Crack, Die Cud, Struck Through (object or material), Struck Through Grease, Lamination Error, Split Planchet, Doubled Die, Machine Doubling, Wrong Planchet (struck on planchet that was intended for a different denomination of coin), Wrong Metal (struck on a washer or other metal disk), Cladding Errors, Sintered Planchet,  Double/Triple Struck, Double Struck Flip-Over,   Off-Center, Rotated Reverse, Misaligned Die, Brockage, Capped Die Strike, Struck outside the Collar (or variations thereof), improperly prepared Planchet, Clipped Planchet, RPM's, OMM's, ODD's, etc., etc, which are not planned and approved and are overlooked (missed) in the quality control processes. To help everyone understand my reasoning behind my thinking, the key words to consider in my definitions are in bold print! Frank[/QUOTE]

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