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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 135615, member: 4350&quot;]Technically, that is correct.&nbsp; With this afterthought.&nbsp; Varieties can always be traced back to particular dies.&nbsp; The 1955 &quot;Poorman&#039;s Double&quot; in the past was very popular as a collectible and since it was given a name,&nbsp; it is really an error in the purest sense of the word as it is really the result of die deterioration but it&#039;s popularity sorta pushed it into a realm where some folks might consider it a variety.&nbsp; Since theoretically, you could study reverse and obverse dies to determine die marriages,&nbsp; Theoretically, you might be able to attribute particular coins to particular dies on the &quot;Poorman&#039;s Dobles&quot;&nbsp; so it theoretically could be a variety as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is some fuzziness to the error variety category in some instances.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In general though,&nbsp; errors are coins that are mishaps in the minting process.&nbsp; Things that are particular to an individual coin.&nbsp; Things like overstrikes,&nbsp; incomplete planchet coins, Off-center strikes, wrong metal strikes, capped die strikes, etc..&nbsp; Each coin has unique characteristics on an error.&nbsp; The type of error may be the same, but each coin is inherently different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Varieties can be attributed to particular dies.&nbsp; Like the 1955 DDO you use in your example, every coin goes back to the one die that was incorrectly prepared.&nbsp; While the act of creating a bad die might be considered an error,&nbsp; The coins struck from those dies constitute a variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even within the clasification of a variety, there are variations labeled based upon the state of the die, Early State, Mid State, and Late State.</p><p><br /></p><p>With varieties, for example,&nbsp; certain die markers(small imperfections in a die) can be used to attribute the variety as they are identical on every coin struck.&nbsp; I think&nbsp; it&#039;s the 1972 DDO cent (The big one , not one of the smaller DDOs) that had a small gouge in the die above the D of UNITED on the reverse, That gouge produces a small raised, fingerlike projection from the rim toward the top of the D on every genuine examples. </p><p><br /></p><p>You can&#039;t attribute an error that way.&nbsp; So, again, generally, an error is a mishap in the actual, mechanical minting process.</p><p><br /></p><p>Generally a variety can be attributed to particular dies.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1955 &quot;Poorman&#039;s&quot; is an example that has some possibilities of of being an error and a variety associated with it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps and just doesnt muddy the waters <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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