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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 7481797, member: 21705&quot;]I noticed that, but it&#039;s not unlike the spread of the thin fraction bar S-195 to give an appearance of a S-194 if you don&#039;t know other markers. I also just about picked up a coin because the berry was too high for a known variety, except that it had all the other markers of a common variety. The copper of the berry and the leaf above were slightly flattened giving the illusion of&nbsp; a high berry.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also seen grease on a die cause missing detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I just have to admit that sometimes I can&#039;t tell. (But here&#039;s a little secret. Sometimes the TPGs can tell either.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Higher grade specimens help and I deal almost exclusively in low grade early copper. If the coins I have were in top grades, I&#039;d have a million dollar collection. But most are in AG and damaged.</p><p><br /></p><p>But thanks for the post. I&#039;m a fan of the numismatists with sharper eyes than myself that are helping raise awareness of a problem some refuse to acknowledge. I need a 52&quot; screen and software to do the basics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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