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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2983805, member: 71723&quot;]It&#039;s an interesting fact that you saw those as &quot;bold lines or blocks running toward the center&quot;. In truth, they ran the other way, from the center toward the edge, during the strike. It is the result of a badly worn and about to fail reverse die. As a poor strike, it is not generally seen as a particularly collectible thing. Of course, the NEXT generation gets to determine that. What people think is worth keeping IS up to each generation, after all. Early U.S. collectors never considered mintmarks at all interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m 62 and been at this hobby for over 54 years, and a coin like that would elicit just ONE reaction from me - yuck! I still prefer &quot;my way&quot; of looking at coins, but I don&#039;t get choose that for &quot;the kids&quot;. Their hobby and mine might not bear ANY similarity. Yes, that makes me <b><i>very</i></b> sad, but it is what it&#039;s going to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Presently, I&#039;m trying to use what I&#039;m learning about these differences to plumb the psyches of millennials, and I wish the educational system at large could be sued for malfeasance, really I do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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