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Message:: [QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 6706203, member: 106826"]Some thoughts on this question: First, most folks giving advice here are collectors like you.  While some are more-or-less educated on things...we have perhaps 3-4 recognized 'experts' when it comes to Error coins.  Most of the folks offering you advice/opinions here are advanced collectors, so are open to making incorrect statements.  Understand, they don't offer these explanations to misdirect you.  Folks in the community are just trying to help.  You should create a list, actual or in your mind, of those that offer you the best information and begin to rely on their input...but to a lesser degree perhaps than you would an expert.  Know who amongst the respondents are the actual experts: folks that are published for the most part and recognized by various associations.  Their opinions, while not flawless every time, are amongst the best you'll receive. It's important that when learning about any topic that you learn from a Master and not a Hack.  Personal mastery of any subject matter is contained in the skills a student has as a learner, the sanctioned information/data being presented, and the mastery of the teacher presenting a topic.  When you consider those relative to the members here in the community offering you explanations, you should be able to figure out where the better explanations are coming from.[/QUOTE]