Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3576895, member: 84179&quot;]The coloration is due to environmental damage.&nbsp; It is not an error. As others have said, this composition discolors very quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, there are no links to show examples PMD such as environmental damage, rims dings (your coin has these as well) and others.&nbsp; There are just too many ways for a coin to be damaged after it left the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, there are sites that explain the various types of errors and varieties.&nbsp; Some of these also explain the minting and die making process.&nbsp; The key to identifying errors is learning the minting process.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some to bookmark.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/" rel="nofollow">www.error-ref.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.doubleddie.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.doubleddie.com/" rel="nofollow">www.doubleddie.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.varietyvista.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.varietyvista.com/" rel="nofollow">www.varietyvista.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, you may be wondering how people can know it’s damage when giving a short answer.&nbsp; Many here have been collecting and studying the minting process for decades.&nbsp; They’ve looked at thousands and thousands of coins and understand how errors occur so they can easily spot something the couldn’t been produced at the mint.&nbsp; In addition, Coin Talk has enough experienced members that any post that gives inaccurate info will get corrected quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in