HB SDA . . .
You're correct, but the same positioning tolerances apply to that process as well. In addition, because of additional errors inherent in laser...
One way to possibly tell the difference would be difficult, but irrefutable. Both scanning and machining equipment can make errors in both...
Have you determined with certainty how the dies used to strike these coins were manufactured Jack? If they were indeed milled from scans of...
Likewise, I have my doubts as to this being struck from CNC-milled dies. I know that machinists would be in my ear 24 hours a day about tool and...
I’m glad to know you’re running this by Doug. He’s tightly networked with law enforcement everywhere, and likely has a more comprehensive list of...
I don’t think so. Even if one considers the abrasion across the steps beneath pillar 3 to be less than a contact mark into the coin, there is a...
I'm nitpicking here Fred, but that's what we do . . . "Incomplete Punched Planchet" describes something less than a full planchet, wouldn't it be...
I was hoping there was a method less prone to mis-counting, but beggars can't be choosers. Do you count twice to check yourself?
I have a hard time counting reeds . . . how do you do that successfully without losing count? Do you somehow mark the one you start with? Mark...
That explains a lot. I should read more carefully . . . the 72 obverse, 76 reverse and 75 collar should have told me that! Pretty crisp details...
I must say that whoever mated these two halves did a great job of coloring both sides to look like they belonged together, however, I believe the...
A new suggestion for addressing different applications of the definition scratch in the context of our field.: A scratch, caused by sliding...
Okay, I have an idea . . . give me 30 minutes, and I'll put something entirely different together.
This process of refinement is tedious, but productive. In the context of coinage then, I submit the following: A scratch, caused by sliding...
I’m a bit surprised at the lack of masking evident in the photos. Baltimore will be strictly enforced, and that’s my first venture back since...
I've since backed off of trying to define scratch in the context of coinage, and focus on the meaning as more generally applied. Extended...
Neat coin Paddy. I've only ever had two . . . one quite pronounced, and the second barely discernible. Very scarce, to be sure.
Yeah? Well that dead guy told me I could have his share when he passed . . . we shook on it! . . . NOT!
Hey @MeowtheKitty , I just took a closer look at your avatar for the first time. I’d never noticed the kitty headgear before. Is that what you’d...
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