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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 717637, member: 4350&quot;]Just a little backup info on attributions depending upon what they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some are pieces of cake and they go quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some may be new and when that happens,&nbsp; they will sometimes be examined by several experts in the field that the coin falls in to.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve had attributions in the past that had to go around the horn, so to speak to be sure it was new.&nbsp;&nbsp; The horn includes guys like Potter, Wexler, Crawford, Daughtrey, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>If something is a new discovery,&nbsp; it can&#039;t be called one until a bunch of people look through their files to see if it has ever been reported before.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what the coins were , (other than michelle&#039;s) that were sent out but it can take months to get something new examined by the many folks that keep the well known lists of die varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many years ago,&nbsp; six months was not an uncommon period of time for a coin to be waiting for an attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not speaking for anyone in particular but I thought that a little explanation may help some folks to understand the time involved.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill</p><p><br /></p><p>PS:&nbsp; a lot of these guys have day jobs too<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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