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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3110275, member: 36230"]Absolutely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not that you're unable to do so for yourself, but here are a couple of the mentioned links that should be initially most helpful. I was in somewhat of a rush before and is why my previous response was lacking.</p><p><br /></p><p>-This is the said "worthless doubling" link. At the bottom of the page there will be three other links that go into greater detail regarding the different types...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://doubleddie.com/144801.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://doubleddie.com/144801.html" rel="nofollow">http://doubleddie.com/144801.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>-This explains how dies are made and can be particularly useful information when trying to learn about and how to identify varieties...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://doubleddie.com/58201.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://doubleddie.com/58201.html" rel="nofollow">http://doubleddie.com/58201.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>-When one locates a coin they believe to be a variety, its best to try to attribute it (basically compare to known examples). While there are other sites (Variety Vista/CONECA, CopperCoins, etc), I find Wexler's particularly helpful and would recommend it as a first stop...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://doubleddie.com/228401.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://doubleddie.com/228401.html" rel="nofollow">http://doubleddie.com/228401.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since you're new to this area please understand that the learning process is usually rather slow going, but do try to stick with it. Unfortunately, there's a lot of poor to sadly misleading information out there, particularly on sites such as YouTube, so be careful about what you take as gospel and please don't be afraid to ask questions. Welcome to the forum, Kevin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3110275, member: 36230"]Absolutely. Not that you're unable to do so for yourself, but here are a couple of the mentioned links that should be initially most helpful. I was in somewhat of a rush before and is why my previous response was lacking. -This is the said "worthless doubling" link. At the bottom of the page there will be three other links that go into greater detail regarding the different types... [url]http://doubleddie.com/144801.html[/url] -This explains how dies are made and can be particularly useful information when trying to learn about and how to identify varieties... [url]http://doubleddie.com/58201.html[/url] -When one locates a coin they believe to be a variety, its best to try to attribute it (basically compare to known examples). While there are other sites (Variety Vista/CONECA, CopperCoins, etc), I find Wexler's particularly helpful and would recommend it as a first stop... [url]http://doubleddie.com/228401.html[/url] Since you're new to this area please understand that the learning process is usually rather slow going, but do try to stick with it. Unfortunately, there's a lot of poor to sadly misleading information out there, particularly on sites such as YouTube, so be careful about what you take as gospel and please don't be afraid to ask questions. Welcome to the forum, Kevin.[/QUOTE]
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