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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tankkiller275, post: 5139694, member: 114804&quot;]I&#039;m relatively new to looking for errors and such myself.&nbsp; I have already looked through thousands of coins and have found only one minor doubled die.&nbsp; It is not to say that one can&#039;t find a DDR/DDO (doubled die reverse/doubled die obverse) early on, as it could happen at any time, but &quot;cherry picking&quot; coins has lots of excitement early on.&nbsp; Over time you learn what MD and DDD are (mechanical doubling and die deterioration doubling) and that it will be 99.999% of what you find.&nbsp; Coins in circulation are worn by their nature, so present with lots of dings, gouges, scratches, hits, etc...&nbsp; Mint errors have to occur during the minting process and miss any quality control.&nbsp; There are many nuances and subtleties and other aspects to coins which makes understanding the minting process paramount. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few sites to explore and learn:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.doubleddie.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.doubleddie.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.doubleddie.com/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.varietyvista.com/index.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.varietyvista.com/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.varietyvista.com/index.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I think everyone on this forum is learning but there are many who have been doing this for a very long time, come from working in the mint or have attributed coins, etc...&nbsp; Heed their experience and knowledge and have thick skin, as there are many personalities and communication styles.&nbsp; Stand up for yourself with your arguments but make sure you are specific with your points and pictures are a must. In the end, the only way to know for sure about a coin being an error or one of value is to have it attributed and/or graded.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When you upload pictures to your posts make sure you place your cursor in the text box you want the picture(s) to be and then click the enlarge all/large image bubble.&nbsp; This will place the picture(s) within the text box and allow better viewing of the images by members.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some thoughts.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Rob[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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