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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2698608, member: 19463&quot;]Victor<b> is</b> right!&nbsp; Many misattributions we see result from folks deriving numbers from comparisons with coins they found posted somewhere or from using the cheat sheets without understanding what differences caused the coins to be assigned the different numbers.&nbsp; To use RIC effectively, you really need to compare your coin to listings on pages before and after to see what differences turn up.&nbsp; RIC is not consistent on how they handle a dot more or less here or there.&nbsp; Buying the books is only the first step.&nbsp; You may find the $1000+ cheap compared to the 1000+ hours of study needed to get comfortable with all the tricks that are beneficial in using all that information. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>I really believe more collectors would get more enjoyment out of the hobby if they put off worrying about whether their coin was bust B4 or B5 until they are ready to declare a specialty interest and have seen enough specimens to understand the terms as they are used in that particular section of that particular volume of the reference.&nbsp; Just because some of us care about a bust &#039;seen from the back&#039; as opposed to &#039;seen from the front&#039; does not mean you have to and certainly does not mean you should pay double for one or the other.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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