Well here are my results - as it stands at this time. I redid the overlays (several times) - tightened up the mintmark target squares. Out of the...
Took the image of the 1909-S VDB die that indicated as a miss and squared in the mintmark placement in my CAD. Then took the previous four...
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Removed the mintmark from my emulated 1909 -S VDB [ATTACH] dies leaving just the box as the target. Also changed the colors.
New rendering for MMS-001.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] That is why I titled this thread ALPHA TESTING - new in-progress rendering of MMS-001 attached. But it still doesn't change that the...
This is the tracing of the "S" mintmark I used to emulate the mintmark in my drawings. Not an absolute perfect tracing - I know.[ATTACH]
My axes are vertical and horizontal in relation to the date in my CAD renderings. If the date is not square and straight in the image then my axes...
Here are the results of the 4 S-VDB overlay with my emulated die drawings. There appears to be a problem with die #2. Either I did not emulate the...
My CAD is not with me at this time - when I get home tonight, I'll overlay my VDB drawings onto the image provided by RLM. Using low resolution...
Using TurboCad, I created two separate drawings. The 1st drawing is a tracing of the date “1909”. The 2nd drawing is a tracing of San Francisco...
Breakage is set by State Law and benefits neither the consumer or merchant because the State claims it.
This is a dumb debate due to the loss incurred by the Government in producing the cent is peanut money relative to the annual budget. The primary...
Either and eventually - The Market Place Fairness Act or something similar will pass Congress or a group of States will launch a new legal...
That is correct - I failed to clarify - sorry for any confusion. But the thread was titled 1969-S DDO-001 Lincoln cent
A fascinating doubled die to say the least. Not only does it exhibit extreme doubling but was also punched with a mint mark. Meaning the mint...
My suggestion (advice) is beginners should focus on Repunched Mint Marks (RPMs) from the Lincoln Memorial series 1959 to 1982. The reason is it is...
From a collecting point of view - I can understand making a distinction on counterfeits based on the intent/purpose of their creation. Those...
Although the coin collecting community recognizes the 3 Legged Buffalo Nickel as a variety it really is not in the true sense of the word. It was...
The 3 legged Buffalo is struck by one specific die. The mint mark location will always be the same relative to all design devices on every...
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