Okay, I dusted off all the extension tubes, but I still can't find my remote shutter release, so I couldn't get quite as sharp as I wanted. Still,...
Sounds to me like: On the one hand, we have written records from the time. On the other hand, we have an author editorializing, nearly 60 years...
Used to be. That is, used to be chocolate.
...is titled: "Okay, you've got a tone-in-the-slab rig that you're happy with for Morgans, but that DOESN'T mean you should try it on Lincolns!"...
That's what I would expect if the planchet was a little short of metal on that side...
2011 called... :rolleyes:
Both of those weights are far outside tolerance. Can you really balance all five of the light ones against three of the heavy ones (popsicle stick...
OK, that rules out anything like the planchet defect I mentioned. From the photo, it looks like maybe the ridges on the edge aren't as full in...
Wow. That hurts. :(
I think it's a dumb rule under current conditions. Heck, I'd argue for a government subsidy to anybody willing to get Zincolns out of the country....
Well, the OP was looking for something to chew on...
If this looks like a legitimate possible RPM to those in the know, I guess it reinforces that I have no business going into this area. I feel like...
I see something that looks a bit like a ghostly D, but it's much smaller than the actual mint mark. I suspect you're just seeing a pattern in the...
What do I read? You're soaking in it! :rolleyes: What branches of the hobby interest you most?
Eh? Littleton's been around for ages, and I remember all sorts of mail-order ads in the coin magazines when I was a little kid in the 60's...
After you upload the image, you'll see buttons below your text box for "thumbnail" and "full image". Click the "full image" button to have the...
What does the edge look like at that flat spot? I've got a defective-planchet Franklin that has a weak spot in the strike because there's a bit of...
That's approximately the story I learned as a kid, too, but most analysis I've read as an adult indicates otherwise.
Oh, that must have been the Pittman Act! Another day that will live in numismatic infamy...
Well, let's just trot off to Google. Here's a link that looks promising -- oh. It points to this thread. :(
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