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Edited by daprezident661
04/07/2023 5:24 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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daprezident661, I think that this is a case of Pareidolia: seeing familiar objects or patterns in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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New Member
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yes, I am well aware of Pareidolia. I'm simply posting to see if maybe it really is some new type of error on this coin. what if your wrong and I discard the coin, and later it turned up to be an error .......? I'm just double checking . And I truly appreciate you taking the time to give some feedback. GOD BLESS |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It doesn't cost much to hold onto it if you think it's something. I see a stained Lincoln Cent. JMO. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks pretty normal to me.  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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To help save you a lot of time: If you want to catch a rainbow trout, you need to know what a rainbow trout is. If you want to find an error coin, you have to know what an actual mint error is. Most odd looking things on coins are just post mint damage ( PMD) Save Yourself time, effort, and disappointment...don't learn the coin hobby backwards.  Looking for random anomalies on coins and hoping they match up to something collectable will take you a lot more time, wasted effort, and disappointment repeatedly finding out you have nothing but post mint damage or useless Machine Doubling, Die Deterioration, etc. Spend some initial time at places like error-ref.com, doubleddie.com, varietyvista.com, conecaonline.org, coppercoins.com etc. to find what actual and collectable coin errors look like. A good way to start is, for instance, separate a bunch of pennies by date. Go to varietyvista.com and, date by date, use the reference there to see what errors are known for that specific coin/mint mark. Look for those specific errors/varieties using the pictures provided. After doing this for awhile you will KNOW what an actual error looks like and not have to waste time on face value and damaged coins. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Pillar of the Community
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I am glad you have an interest in collecting coins it is a great hobby however, your coin is just stained. Take advise from the pros that are here to help. Good luck.
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This stained or weirdly toned coin is creating an effect we call Pareidolia - our minds are programmed to see and recognize faces (and other familiar objects) |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Staining /pareidolia. Don't worry, you won't regret pitching it. Keep searching!  |
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you gotta admit its a pretty good looking stain when your seeing it with Pareidolia goggles ..    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unfortunately stains don't count! Dont worry, it will eventually come to you. Regards and welcome to the coin hobby.
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Gosh I am so glad to see I'm not the only one equipped with a very active pair of these goggles  !!! But they are right the more u see the more u have basically memorized the coins so when there's a difference (error, defect etc) the more it will stand out!!! I only started a few months ago.n I have dreams of Lincoln's face and the memorial!!! Bahaha it really is kinda cool once u get the hang of it!!!  Edited by Izzylizzy
04/14/2023 6:15 pm
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Posted 04/07/2023 4:52 pm
the 2nd image I high lighted the area of the image. 
