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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 4068537, member: 27832"]It's great that you noticed this, and it's important to learn from it. Here's the lesson: when you look at a random pattern, your brain is really good at recognizing familiar things in it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since you're used to seeing D mintmarks, you see one here -- even though the Dahlonega Mint struck its last coin 22 years earlier (and never struck minor coins), and the Denver mint wouldn't open for another 23 years (and didn't strike nickels until 1912).</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep this in mind when you're looking for "errors" or varieties. The more you want to see something, the more likely you are to see it -- whether or not it's "really there".[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 4068537, member: 27832"]It's great that you noticed this, and it's important to learn from it. Here's the lesson: when you look at a random pattern, your brain is really good at recognizing familiar things in it. Since you're used to seeing D mintmarks, you see one here -- even though the Dahlonega Mint struck its last coin 22 years earlier (and never struck minor coins), and the Denver mint wouldn't open for another 23 years (and didn't strike nickels until 1912). Keep this in mind when you're looking for "errors" or varieties. The more you want to see something, the more likely you are to see it -- whether or not it's "really there".[/QUOTE]
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