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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 2227395, member: 19250&quot;]As a variety&nbsp; collector&nbsp; I&#039;m&nbsp; sort of on the fence with these. To me the find has to be pretty significant&nbsp; to really be recognized . Yes this year I have found two myself. A new Shield nickel&nbsp; and a 64 D Hot Lips dime that a month later was delisted. ANACS&nbsp; to my knowledge&nbsp; is the only grader whom will slab a coin with a new attribution .</p><p>Since the purest here seem to be only tuned into NGC and PCGS slabs I have to ask myself why bother . I&nbsp; myself really don&#039;t&nbsp; care what&nbsp; others think,yes I do ask options,but at the end of the day it&#039;s&nbsp; what I believe it to be.</p><p>The process of minting coins is done for one reason&nbsp; coinage for commerce . Unless the coin is being&nbsp; struck for a&nbsp; special&nbsp; purpose [&nbsp; Proof ,Matte, or special&nbsp; set.]</p><p>Most of the time you&#039;re&nbsp; going to have issues like&nbsp; any manufacturing&nbsp; process.&nbsp; In my line of work we have 7 different&nbsp; inspections to assure&nbsp; the quality&nbsp; of our product.</p><p>Yet still things occur&nbsp; that can cause a quality&nbsp; assurance&nbsp; issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like new mint items that are limited issues ,these errors,varieties&nbsp; or what ever you care to call them fizzle&nbsp; out.</p><p>To me real true varieties&nbsp; stand the test of time,or are found on older coinage&nbsp; that has been over looked for a significant&nbsp; amount of time. [ 1919 DDO dime ]</p><p>Now I&#039;m&nbsp; not&nbsp; saying&nbsp; that new finds don&#039;t&nbsp; interest me they do, but will they stand the test of time.</p><p>Perhaps&nbsp; if we ever go to a cashless society&nbsp; they may begin to hold interest as well as value.</p><p>I see ads in numismatics&nbsp; published&nbsp; magazine&#039;s that try and sell these new found varieties.&nbsp; I often wonder how&nbsp; is there a market for these. Then they sort of fizzle&nbsp; out.</p><p>I truly&nbsp; do love my hobby , and I love varieties,&nbsp; but at the end of the day I ask my self what true value do I place on any coin?&nbsp; No matter if it&#039;s&nbsp; a low mintage&nbsp; or a variety .</p><p>A wise person told&nbsp; me years ago....your wants always exceed&nbsp; your needs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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