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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2524880, member: 24314"]I will not! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Provable FACT: An infinite number of COMMON and RARE coins can be identified as to their variety using the diagnostics <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> found on one side of the coin. One time I had the pleasure of viewing two file cabinets full of coin diagnostics such that the die cracks on a shield nickel reverse would identify the particular Fletcher DDO. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Welcome to the modern age of coin attribution my friend. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Put your thinking cap on and see if you can figure out the reason for the debate.</p><p>IMHO you can count the number of <span style="color: #ff0000">seasoned professionals <span style="color: #000000">replying here on ONE HAND! BTW, just because someone who has been collecting/dealing in coins for decades is BOTH <span style="color: #ff0000">seasoned</span> or <span style="color: #ff0000">professional</span> does not indicate they <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> know <span style="color: #b35900">squat</span>. You'll learn this when your beautifully toned common coins in a put together set are returned in slabs. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </span></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2524880, member: 24314"]I will not! :p Provable FACT: An infinite number of COMMON and RARE coins can be identified as to their variety using the diagnostics :bookworm: found on one side of the coin. One time I had the pleasure of viewing two file cabinets full of coin diagnostics such that the die cracks on a shield nickel reverse would identify the particular Fletcher DDO. :smuggrin: :rolleyes: Welcome to the modern age of coin attribution my friend. :yawn: Put your thinking cap on and see if you can figure out the reason for the debate. IMHO you can count the number of [COLOR=#ff0000]seasoned professionals [COLOR=#000000]replying here on ONE HAND! BTW, just because someone who has been collecting/dealing in coins for decades is BOTH [COLOR=#ff0000]seasoned[/COLOR] or [COLOR=#ff0000]professional[/COLOR] does not indicate they :bucktooth: know [COLOR=#b35900]squat[/COLOR]. You'll learn this when your beautifully toned common coins in a put together set are returned in slabs. :D [/COLOR][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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