1972P Lincoln Cent DDO

Tommy, like any diagnostician, in medicine, art, finance , etc. it is important to know where one may have gone wrong, to correct and add to their skills. Whenever people like Mike Diamond posts I read carefully and study the coin to be sure I can recognize the effect in the future. If you have had people of such level tell you you were right and people here were wrong, identify them and what they said or have them post so we can learn also. Same is true if you have submitted them to an authentication source. No one is giving you bad information on purpose, but most coin dealers and people at shows do not have the expertise as participants here or on Lincoln cent resource forum do. It isn't enough to say ~ I took this to a show and the expert told me you were wrong~, please back it up with name and quote so if we want to know the diagnostics we can find out.

No one was born, or started collecting errors with all of the knowledge of coins, minting, metallurgy, etc, but all of us can learn something more for our knowledge. Please take this post in the spirit given. No one gets respect for long that is not earned, and admitting mistakes and increasing one's knowledge is the way to maintain respect.
Jim

 

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