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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 3637150, member: 99642&quot;]That is very good information for many of our newbie posters who believe they see the &quot;next great find&quot; on their severely damaged coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s just hope they read it, understand it, and, most importantly, believe it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now let me throw a monkey wrench into this discussion : </p><p>Is it possible for a mint employee to put a very small letter or number, that doesn&#039;t belong there, on a coin?</p><p>I would say....Yes!</p><p>Is it probable?</p><p>I would say...No!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s why I say Yes to such a possibility.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a former government employee, I used to do a very similar thing, as a draftsman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I drew what were known as Jetty Condition Surveys on 24 x 36 Mylar sheets, then these sheets were reduced in size, photographed and printed, and then mounted in books. The books were used to provide information on the condition of the beaches in relation to the stone jetties.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I did was this : Inside all of the letter O&#039;s on the large sheets, I would draw a Peace Sign. By the time the sheets were reduced in size, you couldn&#039;t see these without a magnifying glass or loupe. </p><p><br /></p><p>The miniature Peace Signs did not affect the quality of the information provided in any way. They were simply my special, secret mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I repeat :</p><p>Is it possible for a mint employee to put a very small letter or number, that doesn&#039;t belong there, on a coin?</p><p>I would say....Yes!</p><p>But is it probable?</p><p>I would say....No ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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