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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 716456, member: 8033&quot;]Interesting question with interesting responses. As I have grown over the years I look more closely at a potential purchase closer than I once did. For starters my vision sucks so I always have magnification.</p><p>I simply want the best coin in my collection for the money basically but should I spot an error in the process I will consider a coin for that.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a bit different at work (I work in a coin shop). When we get coins in and they&#039;re not common it is in our best interest to evaluate a coin for a number of reasons.</p><p>What is it&#039;s grade? Are there problems? Should we slab it? How much should we charge? </p><p>I can think of more but I hope y&#039;all get the gist.</p><p>We certainly don&#039;t go through every common coin that comes in. Nowhere near enough time but I DO look for some of the better known errors.</p><p>As of late I&#039;ve been looking at 42-D dimes closer thanks to a thread by LostDutchman. I want to find a 42/1 D and&nbsp; figure eventually I will. I&#039;ve made it a &quot;goal&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>NOW, when I reflect upon it, there is one area where I have become much more cynical/critical. It involves both the U.S. Mint as well as those that so desperately seek out certain errors.</p><p>In a nutshell it is the various &quot;errors&quot; being found on some of the newer stuff. How many &quot;errors&quot; have been recognized on the new Lincoln Cent? How MINUTE are they?</p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously, I look at a copy of Coin World a week or so ago and there&#039;s a reference to a new Lincoln &quot;error&quot;. Seems there&#039;s an extra pane on a window in the reverse. Wow! Was I excited!</p><p>I showed it to coworkers and some regular customers and they were excited as well. How could we not be after all?</p><p>I mean YOU ONLY NEED A HUBBLE TELESCOPE TO SEE THE ERROR!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t care if only 5 of those exist. To me it&#039;s a great waste of time.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now that I&#039;m done with that short rant it hasn&#039;t changed me a bit as an every day guy. If something is stupid it&#039;s stupid that&#039;s all. I&#039;ve always been that way and compared to the people I work with I am BY FAR the most patient person there. It shows when waiting on customers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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