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<p>[QUOTE="playpossum0985, post: 1679828, member: 23806"]If you got a job at the Mint, and you had the chance, would you be tempted to make a few errors every now and then? Not to steal them, but to put them into circulation so they could be discovered? Now I consider myself a very honest person, and would in no way break any laws, nor would I risk losing a kushy job like that. But I have to admit I would not be able to resist temptation...I would have to mix up a set of dies every now and then for a few Mules.... or run with a damaged die for a little longer.... I guess it's kind of an evil thought, but knowing me like I do, that's just too dang tempting. Even if I never found one myself the bragging rights after retirement would live forever. Or if you never tell anyone until they find it in a P.S. at the end of your Will...I'm tellin ya, you would live in infamy!!! And if they caught me, I'd do the honest thing like any other American, I'd tell them I need a year off for stress leave!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Hey Im just being honest! But it has to make you think about the cool errors that are out there...are they really accidental??</p><p><br /></p><p>Now how about you? Would you seek to spend your entire, dismal, coin press running, workin for "The Man" life making ordinary coins and nothing to show for it but a Gold "Plated" Watch when your done??? Or would you seek to leave your mark on Numismatic History???[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="playpossum0985, post: 1679828, member: 23806"]If you got a job at the Mint, and you had the chance, would you be tempted to make a few errors every now and then? Not to steal them, but to put them into circulation so they could be discovered? Now I consider myself a very honest person, and would in no way break any laws, nor would I risk losing a kushy job like that. But I have to admit I would not be able to resist temptation...I would have to mix up a set of dies every now and then for a few Mules.... or run with a damaged die for a little longer.... I guess it's kind of an evil thought, but knowing me like I do, that's just too dang tempting. Even if I never found one myself the bragging rights after retirement would live forever. Or if you never tell anyone until they find it in a P.S. at the end of your Will...I'm tellin ya, you would live in infamy!!! And if they caught me, I'd do the honest thing like any other American, I'd tell them I need a year off for stress leave!!! Hey Im just being honest! But it has to make you think about the cool errors that are out there...are they really accidental?? Now how about you? Would you seek to spend your entire, dismal, coin press running, workin for "The Man" life making ordinary coins and nothing to show for it but a Gold "Plated" Watch when your done??? Or would you seek to leave your mark on Numismatic History???[/QUOTE]
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