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Message:: [QUOTE="tommyc03, post: 8206790, member: 17665"]As Paddy said, die markers are used for varieties. They can be useful if a particular coin resembles a known error, but you can't really pin it down without the markers. A well worn coin may no longer have some of these markers as they may be worn away. Markers are especially important with older classic coins and help in weeding out counterfeits.  Looking for a normal coin can be as easy as using Google or any browser and pulling up high pixel photos to make comparisons with. Varieties are a niche to the general coin collecting hobby but can be very fulfilling if that's where you are gravitating to. Always collect what you like, not what others like. Many here only look for those "Holy Grails" as they do not have a deeper interest in varieties overall. EDS & LDS are just another part of this niche. It's always nice to find a better condition coin in its early die state but there's nothing wrong in finding it another late stage as then may come the die breaks, die cracks, die chips, cuds and more. A good look through would be John Wexler's listings of the 2009 P Formative Years Lincoln Cent. Much EDS & LDS is to be seen in this series. A coin with a lot of damage in either LDS or EDS may not be worth keeping or may be worth keeping as an example of what it is and what to look for in any future findings. It's a fun part of the hobby for me and I have made several contributions to Wexler's listings in just one fell swoop. I was working on a Mint bag of 5,000 cents and discovered 3 new doubled dies to add to his 1998 P Lincoln Cent listings. WDDR-037, 038 & 039. And to the 2009 P Professional Life Lincoln Cent series, the WDDR-030. Nice to be able to send out to ANACS and get the only Discovery coin label for my collection. Have fun.[/QUOTE]

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