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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3537403, member: 84179&quot;][USER=103838]@KEK52[/USER] you need to spend some time studying the minting and die making process. As you build your knowledge, it will be apparent that the &quot;textural&quot; appearance could not have come from the mint.&nbsp; You&#039;ll also recognize that the circular ring, is damage from crimping rolls of coins.&nbsp; Look at links like wexlers doubled die.com, variety vista and error-ref.&nbsp; it takes time to learnn .&nbsp; Many of the coin talk members have been doing this for decades.&nbsp; I&#039;m coming up on 50 continuous years as an active collector and a week doesn&#039;t go by when I don&#039;t learn something new[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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