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DIE VARIETY [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

A coin which evidences the same characteristics as all other pieces struck from a given die or die pair, or from a die at a particular stage in its life. Refers to those die varieties such as shifted or doubled designs, overmint marks, and overdates, extra metal, missing features, etc.

OBS

See related terms: variety, non-die variety, punch variety [CANADA].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

Elle peut provenir d'une erreur volontaire ou délibérée du graveur du coin ou d'un défaut de virole ou de coin, fendu(e) ou encrassé(e).

Spanish

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