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 Posted 05/25/2024  5:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add A1agrl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I am fascinated by the conversation thread of this Posting. As a newer member of CCF, I have grown to depend on the knowledge and experience of other coin enthusiasts, who I've reached out to for help. Their support has been excellent. Now, having said that, I'd like to point out to the traditional coin specialists amongst us, that today's younger coin hobbyist, may never know the thrill of finding a rare coin, or being able to purchase one. So, they look for errors, no matter how big or small, and to make it more fun they tag it with a name like "The Spitting Horse" or a die chip that I found on the side of a Jefferson memorial nickel, which looked exactly like a mouse, so I called it "Hickory Dickory Mouse". No, I'm not selling it on ebay as anything but a die chip, and neither should anyone else. But the fun of tagging an error if it looks unique is harmless, and becomes an incentive to others to look for more.

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 Posted 05/25/2024  8:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mikediamond to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The "ghost comet" appears simply to be a form of Die Deterioration.
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 Posted 05/25/2024  9:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Petespockets55 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you A1agrl for your perspective.

Most of us have been there when we joined the hobby by never expecting to find anything rare. We tend to look for anything different or out of the ordinary to break up the monotony of searching.

Keep at it and your curiosity will be rewarded.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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 Posted 05/26/2024  8:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Cujohn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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Yes but they do, all the time. If we as collectors don't point it out and try to put a stop to it, who else is going too?
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 Posted 05/27/2024  12:49 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Yokozuna to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I don't think it's a clash mark. Nothing seems to line up. It's also not raised or incuse and can only be seen by tilting the coin or adjusting the light source.
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