Not sure how the locksmith determines that but the machine was definitely not a regular key copier. It was a large computerized machine which required the input of the year make and model then the machine 'read the key'.
Why is it happening with both the door and the ignition?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
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1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13