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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Akovia, post: 1042399, member: 28060&quot;]Hi,</p><p>New Member and new to collecting as well. I&#039;ve been reading and soaking up information for a few weeks now as I sifted through hundreds of dollars of loose change and discovered the &quot;Art&quot; of error coin collecting. I am quickly realizing how intricate and subjective this can be and know I have a long way to go before I can begin to feel comfortable in assessing what is and is not something worth collecting and if it has any worth at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that said, I have just unwrapped my first roll of uncirculated coins in search of errors. (2010 Lincoln Dollars) Well I wasn&#039;t disappointed with the fact that I have found some errors, but I must say I couldn&#039;t be more shocked in the general condition of the the edges of these coins. They honestly looked like they had battled with a wood chipper and lost. I do understand that Business grade coins intended for circulation are not expected to be perfect, but there does seem to be a total lack of pride from the U.S. Mint. All of the presidential dollars I&#039;ve been in contact with up to this point were pulled from circulation so I just figured all of the damage I had noticed were, (as you guys put it) &quot;PMD&quot;. Now I realize that most of what I saw before was most likely damage that occurred before the coins were even rolled.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I bring all of this up is now that I have actually found some error coins in uncirculated condition, are they really even worth anything because of the condition of the edges in general? Unfortunately I am no where near the position where I can afford to deal with Proof or similar coins and am relegated to dealing with business grade coins for the foreseeable future.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am posting some pictures of my finds to hopefully get an idea if anything I&#039;ve found is worth the time, or should I pick a different coins without the edge lettering to sift through as all other business grade coins I&#039;ve seen are not subject to the amount damage I am seeing with this series. I guess there is a possibility that I really did get a bad batch that is not the norm, and if so, please let me know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Two coins with &quot;Extras Stars&quot; (What type of error would this be called? They are protruding (Correct term?) instead of being sunken in like the rest.)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://eidolen.sent.com/photos/[100]_Stack_01_2010-P_004.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A closer look at the top one. It also appears to be stamped over some sort of dent or circular pattern.</p><p><img src="http://eidolen.sent.com/photos/[100]_Stack_01_2010-P_006.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is an interesting one. I was trying to capture the star that is located between the 0 and the 1 and ended up seeing some sort of &quot;Ghost Doubling&quot; of 2 numbers in the date. I have a few of these pictures that this shows up on but it absolutely can not be seen using a loupe or any other magnifying glass with the naked eye. I realize this is nothing more than just interesting, but I still find it fascinating.</p><p><img src="http://eidolen.sent.com/photos/[100]_Stack_01_2010-P_009.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another view of the &quot;Extra Stars&quot; and what appears to be an impression of a &quot;u&quot;.</p><p><img src="http://eidolen.sent.com/photos/[100]_Stack_01_2010-P_011.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A better view of the star nestled in the date, and the bottom coin appears to show some more ghosting of the &quot;P&quot; from the MM</p><p><img src="http://eidolen.sent.com/photos/[100]_Stack_01_2010-P_019.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d appreciate any feedback on whether the coins with extra stars are worth collecting and any other information that might be relevant. I also apologize in advance if I&#039;ve missed something obvious. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many Thank,</p><p>Ako[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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