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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1295101, member: 24633&quot;]Welcome to the neighborhood, Jeff, and congratulations for your newborn son!</p><p><br /></p><p>The NH SQ probably has minimal value as an error, but I&#039;d keep it if I were you as a reminder of what got you interested in errors in the first place. As for your photos, you might want to try to improve the lighting and crop and resize the photos before posting them.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re like me, and prefer having the books to read rather than online guides, you might also try to find a copy of Alan Herbert&#039;s <b><i>The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors</i></b>. It goes into great detail about how errors can occur, and armed with this knowledge, it will enable you to determine if you are looking at a true error or possibly just some post Mint damage (PMD).</p><p><br /></p><p>I would imagine there are a few coin shops in your area, so I want to suggest that if you visit any you might want to wear your uniform until you get to know the owners. This may sound a bit conniving, but you would probably get a lot more help from them than the average newcomer, and trust me, most of them would be tickled pink to have a Sheriff&#039;s deputy frequenting their place of business. It&#039;s the nature of the beast!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if you&#039;re aware of it, but the FUN Show (Florida United Numismatists) is scheduled for the Orange County Convention Center, January 5-8, 2012. It is one of the oldest and biggest coin shows in the country, and there are usually 800-1000 dealers in attendance. Either Friday or Saturday would be best if you could get away, but if you can make it on Saturday, I would be honored if you would be my guest at the NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corp) Luncheon.</p><p><br /></p><p>In your honor, here are a couple of my error finds that I got from the US Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris (too!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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