Ah, this is re-touching! Yeah... I kinda thought that this would be insanely labor-intensive. How easily I suspend disbelief... Good to know....
I was just wondering about PAST practices at the U.S. Mint, since I am writing about developments at the Korean Mint in the 1970s to 1980s. They...
So, they "become money" at the moment the "coiner" (person in charge on the coining room floor?) gives those huge bags of coins over to the person...
Well, I think we'd better these guys to knock it off: http://www.coinnews.net/2013/10/04/how-the-philadelphia-mint-polishes-dies-to-make-proof-coins/
Yeah, that makes sense, but I'm talkin' about "officially," as in when the gov't considers a coin to "become money" when it is calculated...
I'm not ignorin ya....
Oh! Now I have two versions of when a coins becomes money (at the US Mint): 1) at the moment it is struck 2) after inspection/release by "coiner"
Thanks! That was the "wet" method? And I'm guessing that they used taping and diamond paste grinding as a standard procedure with acid etching?
For these coins sent out from the Mint, Assay Office, Treasury: They are legal tender from the minute they are STRUCK at the mint, not when...
Oh, all right then. Here. You get a cookie. With frosting and sprinkles. Just take ONE now! [ATTACH]
So, sandblasting was the "dry etching" method before the laser? Okay then! Thanks! BTW, I'm surprised the tape stays put on the surface of the...
I am just wondering how frosting was applied to proof dies prior to the current laser application process. I learned about the pickling (acid)...
Okay, I'll change my guess: I'm going with longshot's guess: AU Details!!
Uhh...
Wow! Holy rotatedness!
Yeah, that's what I meant: SP-66. I've gotten a new keyboard and my fingers aren't used to the positioning of the key just yet, so it LOOKED...
The answer is: MS-63.
Your "Prooflike" PL designated Hungarian coins remind me of the coins in South Korean 2000-2004 "Foreign Gift set" mint sets. These coins were...
I'm guessing that this controversy over grading standards (changing over time, published/not published) hasn't hurt their business model, has it?...
Not sure this is a "thing" yet or not, but here goes: To alleviate the "I can easily learn things via internet" phenomenon among us coin...
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