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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 8357467, member: 27832"]I figured this was the point you were zeroing in on. A "Mint Error" is actually something that happens to a coin <i>before it leaves the press for the last time*.</i> If it gets damaged by a packaging machine, or by a Mint employee, that's just <b>damage</b>, even if it happened within the Mint's walls.</p><p><br /></p><p>* I wanted to say "in the press", but that leaves out blanks, planchets, and defects thereof. Then I wanted to say "before or during striking", but that might leave out multi-struck coins**.</p><p><br /></p><p>** I choose to say that if a coin goes back <i>into</i> a Mint coin press, like a dime overstruck with cent dies, then that also falls under my definition. Of course, that also means almost <i>any</i> coin could <i>become</i> a "Mint Error", if only you could sneak it back into a Mint press...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 8357467, member: 27832"]I figured this was the point you were zeroing in on. A "Mint Error" is actually something that happens to a coin [I]before it leaves the press for the last time*.[/I] If it gets damaged by a packaging machine, or by a Mint employee, that's just [B]damage[/B], even if it happened within the Mint's walls. * I wanted to say "in the press", but that leaves out blanks, planchets, and defects thereof. Then I wanted to say "before or during striking", but that might leave out multi-struck coins**. ** I choose to say that if a coin goes back [I]into[/I] a Mint coin press, like a dime overstruck with cent dies, then that also falls under my definition. Of course, that also means almost [I]any[/I] coin could [I]become[/I] a "Mint Error", if only you could sneak it back into a Mint press...[/QUOTE]
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