minor variety A coin that has a minor difference from other coins of the same design, type, date, and mint. This minor difference is barely discernible to the unaided eye.
minor variety: a difference between two coins that is insignificant.
mint: the official government building where coins are struck.
mintage: the quantity made of a coin.
A minor variety caused by a die fault. The protrusion which punches the lower loop of the S has broken off. This seems to be a common error and probably does not add value to the coin.
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A minor variety, See Variety.
VARIETY
A major change in design, without altering so far as to create a new type.
This WWW site began in February 1997 with a piece on a minor variety of a coin of Constantius II. While my page on is still available, it seems time to expand the discussion of this period more generally.
The point is: Do not confuse rarity within a popular series with rarity of some minor variety. Sellers often try to obscure this point.
Some type collectors include this minor variety in their sets. As one of the five major design types of the popular Seated Liberty series, Stars Obverse half dimes are collected by date and mintmark as well as by type.
engraver Anthony Paquet slimmed Liberty's arms, reduced the size of her cap and enlarged her head. But the most notable difference of Paquet's revision is the hollow center of each peripheral star. Some type collectors include this minor variety in ...
 See also: Variety, Coin, Mint, Struck, Silver
  
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