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Message:: [QUOTE="tommyc03, post: 2060445, member: 17665"]I am also of the opinion that minor errors such as die cracks, breaks, and chips are a wonderful learning tool for the novice collector, especially cents. When I first started collecting at age 12 there was not much out there as reading material goes, that I could afford. But I saved up and purchased Frank Spadone's book on errors and I was hooked for life, especially on cents. Even though he was chastised by the numismatic big whigs, he probably got a lot of us started on collecting error coins. When he died his family was left with a ton of books that were basically unsellable because those who thought they were experts ran him out on a rail. Such a shame. His book gave me much to think about and search for. To this day I save every minor I come across and bundle them in packages to sell online, using the funds to buy the coins I want and to upgrade my collection. They are great learning tools for coin clubs and very sellable at flea markets, as I have found. Just a humble opinion from a humble collector.[/QUOTE]