At this point we don't know what actually exists. Reportedly, there are galvanos hubs and master dies, but no working dies or struck coins. I will...
Please no pictures :stop: A poster on another forum said they were having a "Morgasm" :yack: :)
Wow. The US Mint should hire me to make some from those galvanos/hubs/dies. If they were struck over genuine coins, that might allow the Mint to...
I've considered doing a "1920" fantasy-date over-strike Morgan Dollar. But never a "1964". The "1964" date in the photo looks Chinese-ish. It was...
A die clash can often cause irreversible damage to the dies. Many major die breaks are the result of die clashing. So if the coin press has a...
In the original Langbord case, the jury was swayed against the Langbords by the Government's presentation of past comments made by the Langbord's...
As part of my minting business, I have electro-plated numerous coins with gold, silver, rhodium, and nickel. The plated layer is very thin and it...
For durability of the plating, it is a common practice with jewelry (for example) to plate with nickel first and then gold on top of that. Pure...
That is a good picture of one - better than my own picture. But I have to admit that is one of my own least-favorite Liberty (Amero) designs....
Regarding the original coin shown in this thread, although the remaining mint luster is commensurate with a high-AU grade, it appears to me to be...
For a couple years there was a guy who emailed me every month asking if I would ever make a "1933" fantasy-date over-strike dime that he could...
To clarify my prior statement ... The [I[]original[/I] Winged Liberty Head Dime sculpts, hubs, and dies from the 1916-1945 period had full bands....
It is my opinion that the reason the US Mint gold dimes don't have "full bands" is because they were not included in the original sculpt for the...
The effect you are describing is called "ghosting". Using that Winged Liberty head dime as an example - During striking, metal is forced into the...
Some would consider the "1975" quarter, half dollar, and dollar over-strikes to be "modern" coin types. Anything created on a reduction lathe (or...
That was "Hal Turner" who had some sort of radio talk show: http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/amerocoin.asp
The sharpness of the corners is a function of the accuracy of the engraving machine and the size of the cutting bit. A smaller-tip cutting bit...
You wrote: The intended meaning of your statement above seems clear, that I am not "genuinely talented". That appeared to be an intentional...
I don't think either type of work is an "issue", obviously. I have never started a thread here about anything that I have for sale. I have never...
Yes, it is possible for them to cut the inside perimeter of the gasket so as to fit various items. But if the piece is bent or too thick to fit...
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