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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 3979184, member: 106826"]It's fine to ask questions. The community will do what they can to get you the answers you seek. Keep in mind that community members probably don't know the context of a few things: what you already know, maybe precisely what is being asked, and at what level a response needs to be. So many interpretations and ways to respond. Some may seem curt while others fuzzy and winded (perhaps like this). Patience is needed on both sides as the 'noise' in between disrupts effective communication. Enough said.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that what you are seeing is the effect of environmental damage. What would benefit you, perhaps, is some independent study on the coining process and types of errors/varieties. We are all works-in-progress to that affect, but many newbie questions would be satisfied by self study. No harm in questions...just keep in mind that folks have limits to their patience. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your observations might be an instance of <b>Pareidolia</b> and not that what you think you see. It gets pretty tricky and you'll see that this comes up pretty much weekly; by new or old. But understanding the minting processes help folks resist the temptation to ask a question that they can reasonably answer themselves. If all else fails, ask away. Better to satisfy yourself with an answer than toss a valuable coin back to the wild by mistake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 3979184, member: 106826"]It's fine to ask questions. The community will do what they can to get you the answers you seek. Keep in mind that community members probably don't know the context of a few things: what you already know, maybe precisely what is being asked, and at what level a response needs to be. So many interpretations and ways to respond. Some may seem curt while others fuzzy and winded (perhaps like this). Patience is needed on both sides as the 'noise' in between disrupts effective communication. Enough said. I think that what you are seeing is the effect of environmental damage. What would benefit you, perhaps, is some independent study on the coining process and types of errors/varieties. We are all works-in-progress to that affect, but many newbie questions would be satisfied by self study. No harm in questions...just keep in mind that folks have limits to their patience. Your observations might be an instance of [B]Pareidolia[/B] and not that what you think you see. It gets pretty tricky and you'll see that this comes up pretty much weekly; by new or old. But understanding the minting processes help folks resist the temptation to ask a question that they can reasonably answer themselves. If all else fails, ask away. Better to satisfy yourself with an answer than toss a valuable coin back to the wild by mistake.[/QUOTE]
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