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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 8376263, member: 111067&quot;]Hi and welcome to CT. The best advice I was given when first starting in this hobby was;</p><p>Reading and researching is more important than having someone give you the answer.</p><p>Study the minting process and how dies are made.</p><p>Look at images of Errors and varieties regularly.</p><p>Every coin that looks a bit different is not always an error, there are countless ways a coin can be damaged or altered after it has been struck, as opposed to the relatively few ways it can happen at the mint.</p><p>Here are some respected sites to further your education and which will help you to eliminate a great deal of coins that confuse you. Read all sections of each site, over and over if necessary as knowledge will undoubtedly help you going forwards. The best responses will come when it is shown you have tried to research the coin/condition/anomaly beforehand. Best of luck</p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.error-ref.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.error-ref.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.error-ref.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://varietyvista.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://varietyvista.com/" rel="nofollow">http://varietyvista.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://doubleddie.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://doubleddie.com/" rel="nofollow">https://doubleddie.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://cuds-on-coins.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cuds-on-coins.com/" rel="nofollow">http://cuds-on-coins.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.lincolncentresource.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/how-coins-are-made-coin-production-terminology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/how-coins-are-made-coin-production-terminology" rel="nofollow">https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/how-coins-are-made-coin-production-terminology</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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