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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 683956, member: 4350&quot;]It won&#039;t blow my theory as to the fact that it is damage of some sort and most likely rot under the plating.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for not being right, not sitting well with me....That&#039;s unfair as you don&#039;t really know me.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Those that do know me can tell you that I&#039;ve been a collector, numismatist and numismatic writer for a long time.&nbsp; They will also tell you that I am probably 98% to 99% accurate with my assessments of coins, especially of errors and die varieties, even using some of the horrible pictures seen in photos on forums.&nbsp; AND...When I am wrong,&nbsp; I am the first to admit it.&nbsp; (It doesn&#039;t happen often)</p><p><br /></p><p>It is also safe to say that there are a few people on some of the forums that like to pick away at my posts as well as other well known numismatists that post on the various forums.&nbsp; I am not saying that you are one of those people but others here know who they are<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; That is also not a matter of being paranoid,&nbsp; it is a mere matter of fact.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason why I push an answer and seem to &quot;have to get the last word&quot;&nbsp; is because these forums are supposed to be a place for fun but equally as&nbsp; importantly a place for education to take place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s why...Whether some want to admit it or not.....Some people come here for free expert advice so that they can list coins on eBay or sell them outright.&nbsp; That places me in an unusual situation.&nbsp;&nbsp; I can&#039;t stand garbage being placed on Ebay and seeing it sold to newer collectors who don&#039;t know what they are getting is deplorable.&nbsp; Perhaps half of the error and die varieties placed on eBay are junk coins being listed by people who don&#039;t know what they are looking at.&nbsp; The biggest rip-offs come from counterfeit coins being sold on eBay.&nbsp; The second biggest rip-offs are coins being sold that are worthless.&nbsp; Coins that are machine doubled are worthless yet they are being sold as valuable doubled dies every day.&nbsp; Collectors are getting burnt.&nbsp; That&#039;s what fries me.&nbsp; That&#039;s my motivation.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So,&nbsp; what do I do....If I didn&#039;t respond on these forums and if other experts didn&#039;t respond on these forums,&nbsp; the problem would multiply.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If people aren&#039;t informed by others who know what they are really looking at,&nbsp; more junk would be sold on auction forums or outright.</p><p><br /></p><p>When someone posts a coin that has no chance of being what they think it is,&nbsp; it is my self imposed responsibility to be accurate and honest in an assessment of a coin so that the person who has the coin knows what he or she is looking at.&nbsp; It is my responsibility as a numismatist and even as an ANA (American Numismatic Association)&nbsp; member to educate others so that they can make informed choices.&nbsp; So when I respond on a forum,&nbsp; it hopefully is an educational tool for the many others to use in order to learn more about coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are folks here on this forum that know that when they identify a coin correctly or make a new discovery,&nbsp; that I applaud that and back up there identification.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have the experience to do so and I will place my experience and knowledge in my areas of expertise up there with the others.&nbsp; What you may not realize is that like, Mike Diamond, Chuck Daughtery, James Wiles and others, people send me coins to look at for opinions as to their authenticity as errors or die varieties.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While I am not using my skills in that area to make money as others are (and there is nothing wrong in that) I try to provide the education for free.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Do a search for Found In Rolls&nbsp;&nbsp; or Ask About Coins and spend some time there.&nbsp; Read my columns in CoinWorld. You might get an idea that I know what I&#039;m looking at with respect to coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please understand that I am not trying to sound like a pompous putz but since you apparently don&#039;t know me that well,&nbsp; I am trying to give you an idea as to why I do, what I do.&nbsp; It&#039;s not about me....or being right or wrong....It&#039;s about education and helping a few people learn something about the minting process.&nbsp; Maybe that knowledge will help them save or make a few bucks, somewhere down the line.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have literally looked at millions of coins.&nbsp; I examine coins on a daily basis, in huge numbers.&nbsp; There is almost nothing error or die variety related that I have not seen or written about.&nbsp; Looking at a coin like your 1994 D and telling what it is, or isn&#039;t is a walk in the park.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway...Thanks for your time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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