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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 3983648, member: 15199&quot;]A couple of other things you might consider is that the coin is slightly circulated, so there will be marks on any coin that were not mint caused. So odd scratches or indentations may fool the eye and brain which searches for form it knows.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Also, the coin was made late in the die cycle as it shows die deterioration doubling ( no value as common) such as the &quot;L&quot; almost on the rim and other letters close, so hundreds of thousands of cents were struck with the die before yours, and as the die degenerates it spreads and also have small areas of chipping and eroding that may be seen&nbsp; with or without magnification. Keep it labeled and keep reading and learning. Even at more than 50 years of this I learn something new very often and so will you.&nbsp; Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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