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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 4320042, member: 84179"][USER=13318]@l.cutler[/USER] is correct. When trying to understand errors, you should never take the approach, “I don’t understand how this damage could occur, so it must be an error”. You should always ask, “How could this occur during the minting process?”. There are countless ways for a coin to be damaged once it leaves the mint, and many times, trying to figure out what exactly what happened is an exercise in futility. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the minting and die making process is well documented and understood. Since these steps are well defined, if you understand them, it’s much easier to determine if an unusual coin could have come from the mint. And in your case, people are trying to tell you that there is no part of the mint or die making process that would produce a coin like yours. None whatsoever.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody is trying give you bad info. On the contrary, many knowledgeable error specialists are trying to help you learn. But if you keep with the “I don’t trust you, prove it” attitude, you may find these people no longer are willing to help. And that would be a shame. Just my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 4320042, member: 84179"][USER=13318]@l.cutler[/USER] is correct. When trying to understand errors, you should never take the approach, “I don’t understand how this damage could occur, so it must be an error”. You should always ask, “How could this occur during the minting process?”. There are countless ways for a coin to be damaged once it leaves the mint, and many times, trying to figure out what exactly what happened is an exercise in futility. However, the minting and die making process is well documented and understood. Since these steps are well defined, if you understand them, it’s much easier to determine if an unusual coin could have come from the mint. And in your case, people are trying to tell you that there is no part of the mint or die making process that would produce a coin like yours. None whatsoever. Nobody is trying give you bad info. On the contrary, many knowledgeable error specialists are trying to help you learn. But if you keep with the “I don’t trust you, prove it” attitude, you may find these people no longer are willing to help. And that would be a shame. Just my opinion.[/QUOTE]
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