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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 4634371, member: 24314"]Mountain Man, posted: "<b><span style="color: #b30000">IMO. <span style="color: #000000">That sums it up, doesn't it</span></span></b>? Without the coin in hand, all any of us can do is put forth our opinions and without a large number of "experts" agreeing with it, it doesn't even buy a cup of coffee."</p><p><br /></p><p>Absolutely not! Unless a person is a "sheep" who does not care. There are two expert error guys in this discussion. One writes a column and one wrote a book. This coin is a black or white example of one or the other opinion. The "clues" on the OP's coin are very obvious to me. <span style="color: #660066">We know the coin has streaks of a different color and different <b>width</b>. We can see the coin is laminated, a characteristic very often found on alloy errors</span> and NOT SEEN up to now on the error type he defends: roller marks. </p><p><br /></p><p>This has been a respectable discussion. I believe there is a clear answer. I've asked several questions to make folks think. Anyone who is satisfied with the present state of this discussion is free to drop out. <i>I am waiting for anyone to change my mind.</i> The image of the OP's coin has all the evidence needed to make a determination. I've seen thousands of incorrect alloy mixed coins under the scope. So far, this is one of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 4634371, member: 24314"]Mountain Man, posted: "[B][COLOR=#b30000]IMO. [COLOR=#000000]That sums it up, doesn't it[/COLOR][/COLOR][/B]? Without the coin in hand, all any of us can do is put forth our opinions and without a large number of "experts" agreeing with it, it doesn't even buy a cup of coffee." Absolutely not! Unless a person is a "sheep" who does not care. There are two expert error guys in this discussion. One writes a column and one wrote a book. This coin is a black or white example of one or the other opinion. The "clues" on the OP's coin are very obvious to me. [COLOR=#660066]We know the coin has streaks of a different color and different [B]width[/B]. We can see the coin is laminated, a characteristic very often found on alloy errors[/COLOR] and NOT SEEN up to now on the error type he defends: roller marks. This has been a respectable discussion. I believe there is a clear answer. I've asked several questions to make folks think. Anyone who is satisfied with the present state of this discussion is free to drop out. [I]I am waiting for anyone to change my mind.[/I] The image of the OP's coin has all the evidence needed to make a determination. I've seen thousands of incorrect alloy mixed coins under the scope. So far, this is one of them.[/QUOTE]
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