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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 26268652, member: 15199&quot;]Hello NickiDawn, I have been off the group to take care of a lot of things commercially as we had houses to sell and buy as we move our activity from Az. back to South Calif desert.</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper is a rather soft metal where as others, such as nickel metal and other metals, so cents will be damaged much more readily and more so. Some coins are counted at a bank using old machines so the softer copper metal coin will have more edge damage. Some people use knives, saw blades and even heavy cutting tools to make damage that others may think are mint made and maybe valuable....others do not.. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No, I am not suggesting you are doing such things. It does takes time to learn how Mint machines may make a rounded cut in making coins, but such may be more valuable depending on it. If someone takes a heavy wire cutter and make a cut., it is still only one cent unless they use other heavy tools and presses.&nbsp; Long experience can distinguish how the cut was done by the edge and thicknesses and we do have members who have worked with this for a very long time. </p><p>Best wishes,&nbsp;&nbsp; DG[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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