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The early die making process did not use hubs as we traditional think of them. Dies were made using punches, jigs, hand engraving and such....
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Are cherry picking unattributed or miss-attributed coins. Maybe the buyer who is stalking you has caught on.
Unless the terms for using Ebay expressly addresses this issue - actually there is a contract - between the buyer and seller. Once the seller gave...
Bird hunting and bird dogs should probably be on the list....
The difference would be determined by who correctly applied that standard on the most consistent basis.
Yes minor DDO/DDR are nothing but a unique die marker that along with other minor markers such as gouges allows a person to attributed a coin to...
Jack here are a few things I see - feel free to correct anything that is wrong. Based on the images as presented - I cannot not make a...
What are the unique characteristics present in the source coin that allow you to attribute the counterfeits struck by dies modeled from this source?
Melting the coins will not recoup all the monies spent to date.
If Chinese Steel - the coin would be subject to a 25% import tariff.
How about taking a picture of a picture?
Actually I have mapped out what appears to be 3 different obverse dies for the 1943-S Bronze Cent. Not just the one as you suggested in your post....
Just to take this State Quarter one step further and add to post #75. Following is a CAD rendering of a 2015-P ATB Saratoga Quarter overlaid in...
Does the Mint even produce Master Hubs and Master Dies anymore? Or are they just producing Working Hubs with CNC which are then used to produce...
If you have a set of Pennsylvania P or D or Kentucky P or D quarters (Same State Design-Same Mint) each coin in the set exhibiting characteristics...
Following is an exert from John Wexler’s website “In 1990 and 1991 the Mint began applying the mint mark to the master die for circulation strike...
Sorry about bumping this old thread - but it got me to thinking. Anyway I decided to create CAD renderings of a Pennsylvania P and Kentucky D...
Which was the point of my posing the question. With a few exceptions - a variety is created during the manufacturing of a die and/or the pairing...
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