I would bet the guy who made the youtube video is the same guy trying to sell a common dime for $2500 on ebay... ..it looks like it's a one-man misinformation campaign in an attempt to separate somebody from their money, to be honest.
Bud has a Dog door, and has always used it. Living in the country has advantages. But we just had a report of a bear at out neighbors horse barn..not so good.
You'll pick it up. First, start by forgetting what you've learned on YouTube. I'm sure there is some useful, factual info, but it's filled with so much misinformation, it's hard for a new collector to sort it out. If you're interested in errors, the best thing is to study the minting process. I don't have any specific links, but here is where YouTube might actually be useful. There have been TV shows like "How it's Made" and others that show the process. Most are just an overview, but it's a good place to start. THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND THE MINTING PROCESS, THE EASIER IT WILL BE FOR YOU TO SPOT REAL ERRORS. I would recommend spending time clicking through sites like Variety Vista and Wexler's Doubled Die page (I'm too lazy to find and copy the links so just google it, plus they have been posted numerous times here on CT). A lot of info might not make sense initially, but you'll start putting things together. Also, If you don't have one already, get a copy of the Red Book (A Guidebook of United States Coins). Not a lot of technical stuff on the minting process, but it's filled with history, some basic grading information and specs like weights, diameters, etc. Don't take the pricing information as gospel, but you can get a relative idea of which coins are better and which ones are common. Finally, have a thick skin on here. Some of us can be snarky (I'm guilty), but you'll get accurate info and the experienced members will "correct" people who post something inaccurate (I made a dumb mistake in a post recently and was quickly corrected). Like any hobby or profession, it take's time to learn and I haven't found any short cuts in 48 years of collecting.
When I was in Amish country, I had an old female cat who brought home a "fresh kill" - a copperhead snake.
Holey rug rats..Copperhead snakes can be widow makers, not the kind of present I would be looking for from Miss Kitty. My wife is petrified of snakes and we have a friend a retired PA Trooper who also is terrified of snakes. They notify each other when they first see a snake in the spring. My wife has a 22 cal revolver that we load with shot and she uses it to remove the snakes. Had some funny incidents.
She somehow "knew", or got lucky, that she wanted to gnaw that sucker off right behind the head. She did have a weight advantage and REALLY lush fur to help out. I later saw her take out a garter snake. She was awesome.
Having done a fair bit of Internet marketing and even looking into doing the YouTube thing I can tell you that it's great for some things, like entertainment, product reviews and things like that. When it comes to getting factual information about collectibles I always take it with a grain of salt. I haven't even looked on YouTube for coin info for that very reason, too many snake oil salesmen
I had a Wolf/Malamute mix. His name was OSo. My back yard was thousands of acres. He pretty much had free reign. Every once in a while he would catch rabbits and leave them on my doorstep. Ot him a 8 weeks old. That sonn of a gun, would bite the end off of my Fly Rod, if I went fishing with out him. I bet I went through about 5 of em, before I learned. He was the best dog I had. If there are any Fly fishermen out there? The lower San Juan River, Coming out of Navaho Lake, has some amazing fish in it.
My little kitty won't kill anything. She just catches them and brings them in the house to play with. Mice, birds and bugs. She brought a dove in a while back. It flew into the crystal collection and she went after it. It was not pretty.
That Mr Bellman brings back bad memories of a call I once went on...it was not pretty. I will spare you the details.
Commonly known as 'back-door-jobs'. Generally for the purpose of claiming 'mint errors' and then selling on eBay for mucho dinero.
When I lived in Oklahoma I had the trifecta of snakes on my property: rattlesnakes, water moccasins, and a few copperheads, not to mention scorpions and fire ants. Fortunately they don't like northern Wisconsin.
We get a FEW rattlers from time to time, but they're mostly north and west of the Susquehanna. We have a rapidly expanding population of bald eagles on the river, too. Still, carelessly lifting rocks in the woods is not a great idea.
Generally, the Coral Snake's venom isn't that potent. Now the Coral Snake...I once used one as a mosquito swatter as I came down off a large hill in AZ. My left hand was holding my rifle on my shoulder, and the hand with the Coral Snake was the only thing that kept the mosquitos at bay. Long story.....
