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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2952620, member: 84179&quot;]Please consider that primary reasons the “experts” find things of value is that they know the minting process, and have spent years looking at coins.&nbsp; They know what PMD, Machine Doubling and minor errors look like, so when they post a possible error, it is likely to be real and unusual.</p><p><br /></p><p>Inexperienced collectors will post things that look different.&nbsp; A high percentage of this stuff is not worth anything and many times, this forum gets frequent posts asking about the very same issue (questions about Plated cents are a weekly occurrence).&nbsp; Nothing wrong with that, that’s how they learn.&nbsp; Most of the “experts” that you denigrate, truly like to share their knowledge and help new collectors.&nbsp; But the patience for some wears thin when an inexperienced collector insists that the people giving them help are wrong, even when it’s obvious that the coin suffered pot mint damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Torrence continued to insist he had something of value, when the preponderance of evidence said he had a coin that was plated after it left the mint.&nbsp; He was even shown - with facts – why it couldn’t be struck on a foreign planchet, as he posited.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe you should be the one apologizing to Mr. Torrence for giving him such poor advice.&nbsp; In addition, other new collectors may find this thread while searching for information and be badly misled if they send a coin like this for authentication.&nbsp; That is $30-50 that could have been spent on other hobby books or coins.&nbsp; You’ve said that this isn’t your first BBQ. Maybe you’ve attended some, but I think you have a long way to go before attempting to use the smoker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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