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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 4408949, member: 73489&quot;]Yeah, somewhat....beginners are going to be focused on the &quot;easy&quot; stuff like rarity and value.&nbsp; As you get more experienced, you focus on the minute things like mintmarks, die cracks, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m reading about those in Roger Burdette&#039;s outstanding book on Saint-Gaudens DE&#039;s....after a while, you think the emphasis on some of the more trivial differences is somewhat over-the-top (not his book, the focus on tiny differences).&nbsp; It&#039;s somewhat analaogous to calling a brand new car model which has scratches on the undercoat a Special Performance Model. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; OK, maybe a bit of hyperbole, but you get the idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find mintmark double-strikes, major movements of the mark, and unique die cracks/breaks interesting.&nbsp; A slight squibbley line crack that you can&#039;t see but under 10x magnificiation or the angle of an &quot;S&quot; mintmark also needing magnificaiton is not something I think most want to focus on.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But that could just be me....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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