How does Daniel Carr add his initials in relief to existing coins?

can we have a thread about his stuff just once without trolls entering it?

 

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Very good, sir.

"His designs"? Oh well... no one is perfect.

 

Never, ever, gonna happen...........and the initials thingo........Dan don't sign everything? Testify fellows.......

 

Did someone say Troll? Collect what you like BUT , I'd rather take one of these for $3 over spot any day of the week........

 

You're right it won't happen unfortunately. No need to mark coins that never existed. He does sign all the ANACS labels and clearly mark every product you order though

 

Hate to tell you, but your Trade Dollar is a fake.

 

That bothers me......he is the artist. Why not sign the work?

 

He doesn't explicitly put his initials on most of his overstrikes, but he does give die markers for them. I guess that's sort of a signature.

 

Trolling treads about his work bothers me. We can't all get what we like. Everything is relative.

 

That's why I'm not a fan of his overstrike copies , it's because they have nothing for the layman to tell they're not real US pieces .

 

I consider the fantasy date to be the "signature".

If I am not over-striking with a fantasy date, then I add a "DC" mint mark or some other obvious identifier.

One person actually complained to the ANA about the over-strikes, in an attempt to get me kicked out of the ANA. Part of their complaint specifically mentioned the 2009 "proofed" Silver Eagles. The complainer didn't like that I was adding my DC "designer's initials" to a coin that I didn't design, as if I was claiming it to be my work.

My rebuttal to that complaint pointed out that the "DC" was technically a mint mark, and that the "JM" initials of the original designer were still visible on the coin after the over-striking.

I use my "signature" ("DC" in a circle or just a plain DC) on designs that are my own. Like this one (DC in circle), to the lower right of the Owl:


PS:
The ANA board rejected and dismissed that complaint in its entirety.

 

A date is a little confusing for a noncollector , why not just add your initials to all your work like most artists .

 

That owl design is fantastic. I don't know how I missed it! Looks like I'll have to either turn to eBay or wait for a 2017 edition. Big, big fan of your work- got the 1964-D Peace; a few of the graebner press and state quarters, the 1916 centennial stuff, and am looking forward to the overstrike Walking Liberty dates!

 

His fantasy overstrikes have been around for years, and I have not heard of one instance of anyone (including a poor little old lady living on social security or a YN saving his allowance to buy his first coin) getting duped by them. The date is enough of a marker. I have his 1964 Franklin half dollar. No 1964 Franklin halves ever existed. The layman/novice/non-collector can easily see that with a simple Google search or by looking in the Redbook. The secondary market for these is huge and the info available on them is readily available. BTW: My 1964 Franklin resides in an ANACS holder that clearly describes its pedigree and is signed by the artist.

 

So John Sinnock signed your ANACS label, huh?

 

Why Books, why_why_why_why_why

 

The original engraver's initials are on the coin, and the artist of the overstrike signed the label. Hope that clarifies this for you.

 

Common sense, respect, decency, and giving due credit when and where deserved... you know, just the little things.

 

By little things you must mean the patently obvious things

 

Yes, very much so... you couldn't summon the decency to acknowledge the man, whose god-given talents actually resulted in the design, an "artist", instead relegating him to simply being the "original engraver" (which doesn't necessarily mean "artist" or "designer") and do so all while lauding the guy using modern technology/machinery to copy it as being just that. Loud and clear... and some people can't understand why I take such issue with the nonsense.