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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kristine Garrant, post: 7932530, member: 124772&quot;]So, at first being a newbie to coins, my allure is in being completely fasinated.&nbsp; The history, the hunt, the schematics of error coins.&nbsp; Both my father and brother were avid collectors.&nbsp; I guess thats what prompted me to start this late in the game.&nbsp; It reminds me of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it very difficult, even after reading the definitions multiple times, to discern the difference when a coin is in front of me.&nbsp; My untrained eye is comparing it to an example that looks to have the same characteristics, but can most certainly have originated in a completely different way, making it hard me for me to define.&nbsp; It seems only seasoned experts can tell this.&nbsp; Which is frustrating, to say the least.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, i researched the making of a coin.&nbsp; I have a better understanding of the processes now.&nbsp; But that does not in any fashion qualify me to come to the conclusion that the coin must fit this category or that one.&nbsp; Only time, research and practice will allow that.&nbsp; Which makes this subject only more intriguing than before.</p><p><br /></p><p>I humbly ask for your opinion.&nbsp; If you have the time I wish for a small explanation on to why you believe it happened one way or another.&nbsp; I am willing to learn.&nbsp; I do not claim to have some rare find.&nbsp; I just state that I see some anomoly with a 10x magnifier.&nbsp; I am working with the basic equipment.&nbsp; Such as, my only way of taking pictures is with my Samsung Galaxy.&nbsp; I will try to do my best to get the best representation of what I see in my hand.&nbsp; But please, all of you experienced, seasoned numismatics, understand my questions come from, how best to put this? Like from the eyes of child jumping out of the car to enjoy a day at the fair! Lol</p><p><br /></p><p>I thank you in advance.</p><p><br /></p><p>All right.&nbsp; So, the first thing I look for are any known errors pertaining to said coin.&nbsp; I start with the with the easy ones.&nbsp; Or should I say obvious ones?&nbsp; I look at the dates, phrases, mint&nbsp; or specifics to that coin&#039;s year.&nbsp; In looking at this 1967 P, I went straight to looking for doubled die features.&nbsp; What I found was different.&nbsp; It is so faint that it requires magnification and to be held in such a way that the light reflecting off the coin doesn&#039;t drown it out.&nbsp; Almost impossible to photograph with my phone.&nbsp; After many, many attempts, I present the best of what I can accomplish with&nbsp; my Tonka toys version of equipment. ( Any suggestions on that front would be greatly appreciated as well!). I will try to explain what I see in person with each picture and when necessary put an arrow pointing you to the spot I wish you to see.&nbsp; By all means, if you should see something I missed, please tell me! I have used a color filter in some pictures to try and get a better result.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; I see a very faint impression of each number to the left of the original one.&nbsp; The very top arrow is of a &quot;Y&quot; ( close-up of that to follow)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. Close up of the &quot;Y&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Another close-up</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; Back of the coin.&nbsp; What could cause just the &quot;i&quot; to be rubbed off?</p><p><br /></p><p>5/6/7.&nbsp; Just close-ups</p><p><br /></p><p>8.&nbsp; A line I see that resembles the outline of his face</p><p><br /></p><p>9/10&nbsp; Another of the date</p><p><br /></p><p>11 The phrase on front close-up[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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