F-12. Nice looking coin.
One of my local coin club members makes these and they are great conversation starters. He uses a hydraulic hole punch to make the hole, then a...
AU-58 FH. The Type 1s are usually well-struck and I find the feathers on the eagle's breast to be weaker than they should be. Hard to tell from...
Randy, the Fresnel lens is available in a number of different configurations for consumer use (we won't talk about their use in marine...
Have you considered a Fresnel Lens? They are available everywhere in many different sizes and configurations. Try Amazon or other shopping...
A book was published in 2004 called Numismatic Forgery by Charles M. Larson. The book is primarily about the means and methods of creating fake...
So, here is an NGC half I picked up at FUN last week. If you take a look at the close-up of the reverse, there is a small triangular piece of...
I'd give it a grade but that would be unfair since you showed it to me on Saturday and I remember it. It has really flashy toning in hand.
Howsabout F-12?
I'm calling it a VF-35 on the slab. BTW, nice to meet you at FUN.
Don't pull the plug. Many of us have been consumed by the FUN show this week!
Fantastic to meet and chat with the other members. Halfcent1793 wowed me with his "pocket coin". Great show - I'm writing this after having...
These are my first two, won at auction last night. Photos are sellers. [IMG] [ATTACH]
That is great! I've been thinking about searching for some Fugio data on-line and a book but you've given me a solid start. Thanks.
I don't think I've ever seen a proof IHC with a poor strike. To your question, this is really a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" question....
Since you have a Nikon D60, it probably has the "mirror lock" function. Using this, pressing the shutter once raises the mirror out of the way,...
Nice work, Doug and just shows how many ways there are to skin the cat. You are correct about the gear rack. It is superfluous but the engineer...
Jack, I love this exercise. It is teaching me a lot at the feet of the master and bringing the issue of counterfeits to front and center. Thanks...
I like how you put "MS" in quotation marks. Would they call this "cabinet friction"? Still, a pretty coin.
Well Di Nomos, I was in the same quandary as you with regard to copy stands - I didn't like the price or quality of what was available at a price...
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