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3 hours ago, KarenHolcomb said:

Thank you Bob. I just love you guys and your ability to pick me up.

Looks like Bob has some chops on the subject of errors and variations. Thanks for your insight into the matter. I love a good metaphysical argument but logic is what prevails.So,only time,testing and Sir Isaac's Newton 1st. Law will produce the answers to this topic

1 minute ago, Rikki said:

Unless they state that they are expert graders, then optimism will go a long way in this crowd..Even the experts or anyone else is not  above the facts. I will just send in one of my 1986d coins and "optimistically hope that we CO-discovered a cool variety/error.

On 6/2/2018 at 10:28 PM, KarenHolcomb said:

It sucks, huh, Rikki? I've stopped getting excited abo<ut what I think I find. That way the let down can be swallowed more gracefully.

Unless they state that they are expert graders, then optimism will go a long way in this crowd..Even the experts or anyone else is not  above the facts. I will just send in one of my 1986d coins and "optimistically hope that we CO-discovered a cool variety/error.

9 hours ago, Just Bob said:

Good luck to you and your daughter.

Ditto. I have not collected since well 1982ish and the learning curve  is challenging and mistakes only make us better. Good luck and remember... Have fun. That's why we do this!

Wow, I almost missed two of these!!! That's up there with 55 and 72.

On 9/19/2012 at 8:05 PM, CampysCoins-migration said:

A Little Help Please

Before you say where's the picture, I am making sure I actually have something of value first. If I do and someone has an offer, I will post the video of me placing it on a scale as verification. I haven't been collecting long, just since I inherited my grandpa's small collection and found some coins so beautiful, I picked up the hobby. So, about two months ago, in talking with a few "coin collectors", they asked me to look for a 1983 penny weighing 3.1g. I probably have weighed about 100 '83 pennies, all 2.5 or 2.6 depending. But not today. Today I pop one on and bingo. 3.1 Very excited, I jump online and can find the following three statements about it...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, what is it. I have one. It's the honest truth. Will deliver tonight haha!

Put it on a scale and take a picture.  Then I might believe it. That's