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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 3135685, member: 90692&quot;][USER=96698]@Izzktty[/USER]...Welcome to CoinTalk!&nbsp; Knowing neither your experience nor your expertise in collecting or numismatics, I humbly offer the following advice to assist you in contributing to the Forum...</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t already have one, go buy the latest edition of the Yeoman Red Book, the 2019 edition is now available.&nbsp; It is jam packed with info on all U.S. denominations.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you post coins, submit the obverse and reverse in full image as a minimum, cropping out extraneous stuff that is not the coin, like tabletops and extra cloth around the edges.&nbsp; If you have a question about an area of the coin, like the date or mint mark, post a close up of the area in question.&nbsp; Blurry pictures are useless, make sure they are clear and in-focus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Learn to navigate the Forum.&nbsp; Search with key words to find threads containing information you are seeking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Go to doubleddie.com and select &quot;How dies are made&quot;.&nbsp; This article will teach you about the minting process so that when you find a wonky, damaged coin you will understand how it can&#039;t be a mint error.&nbsp; Read other areas on the site as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do your own due diligence.&nbsp; Research your coin before you post.&nbsp; Searching the web can help.&nbsp; Some sites to go to are lincolncentresource.com and Variety Vista.&nbsp; Stay away from YouTube and Pinterest, they are only click-bait to erroneous info.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you post, ask good questions.&nbsp; &quot;What about this?&quot; is not sufficient.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do not hesitate to ask questions, that&#039;s what we are here for:&nbsp; to answer your questions and help you learn, if you are receptive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Luck and Good Hunting!&nbsp; Welcome to CoinTalk!...Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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