Found a 1954 D with alot of MD in the motto but what intrigued me was it looks like the letter "S" is embeded onto the "5" in the date as well. At the tip of what looks like it " might" be an "S" on the "5" runs an extra string of copper leading west under the roof on the "5". That can only be seen with a microscope. Looks like it might be a RPM too.
It doesn't look like an "S" to me. It looks more like a misplaced "D" mintmark, but the die worker would have had to have a real bad hangover if he put a "D" on top of the date. I don't think it could be a dropped element either because it would have impressed into the planchet. This is definitely one that would have to be examined under the high magnification of a microscope. Interesting! Thanks for showing it to us. Chris
I noticed it could be a D also after I posted it and looked at the pictures again. Could be time for me to buy a real microscope instead of this toy I use.
I see what your talking about. The 3rd pic shows it best and it does look like a D, but I'm not saying thats what it is. Interesting find...
Well, let's examine the technicals of the time period, Elvis was on the rise, maybe the Die Worker was doing the twist to " Jail-House Rock" when he punched it?
You might consider one of these, but I do not recommend buying one without the (rigid) stand. http://www.minresco.com/dinolite/dinolite.htm Chris
Nice suggestion. I myself use a regular stereo microscope, focus, then put my camera's lens up to the eyepiece, focus macro, then snap.
Thanks Chris but I do have one and that is what I took the pictures with. I meant a regular Microscope, I use one but it's a cheapo.
This is my Pac-Sci with the gooseneck camera that attaches over one of the eyepieces, but it wasn't cheap ($825 in 2004). The drawback is that you have to remove the camera from the eyepiece and reattach the protective eyeguard to re-examine a coin. My next purchase will be a trinocular microscope that has the third eyepiece for the camera. Chris
Wow that looks like a nice setup, but looks very complicated too! Do you have to use a joystick to remotely control the boom on that gooseneck?
(Insert ROFL Emoticon here) Nothing complicated about it at all, and the software for the camera is easy to use. It takes photos at 640x480 which are automatically imported to my ACDSee Photo software if I want to enlarge or adjust color, light, etc. Chris
Of course I was only kidding ACDsee is nice software. I use it alternatively when I don't feel like going into PhotoShop.
I just recently upgraded from an older version of Manager Pro. This one has a lot more features, and it is definitely a learning experience for me. Chris
Whats a good site to look thru some trinocs? Any review sites? Is there one in particular that is popular in numismatic applications?
