In a nutshell - yes.
Die abrading, die scratches - same thing. I'm merely trying to get people to understand that there is a difference between die scratches and die...
Access to the polishing machinery is a given, it's right there in the mint. And they didn't have just a random employee do the work, a die that...
Ahhhh well, someone else who knows Darek - 'tis a small world. But you being from the Netherlands and interested in coins, it stands to reason....
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Well, maybe that'll change in the future. There's a book out there that I helped write that explains a great deal about the minting process,...
Yeah, it does.
The simple and very obvious answer is - because they are not die polish lines. There's several basic things that must be understood. First, die...
Ehhh, maybe. Typically a privy mark is only used to refer to a specific person like the mintmaster or the assayer. But sometimes they were used to...
No, when the date is all that is changed it's usually referred to as an over-date. They merely use a punch and and punch the new date into the die...
I don't know. But I know aluminum is a funny and very finicky metal so before trying it I'd research reactions of aluminum to acetone.
I wouldn't say air the "worst" enemy, I'd say air is THE enemy. The very air itself contains moisture and all of the other harmful elements and...
The dremel tool wasn't even invented until 1932, and it was many years after that before it ever saw widespread use. And it was also the first...
You're partially correct in that yes they do use different grades of material when polishing dies. They start out with a semi-course diamond dust...
What one needs to realize and understand is that just because marks and or scratches are on a die, that does not make them die polish lines. And...
Well for what it's worth that coin is not listed in the Krause 3rd edition either. The 3rd edition does however list various coins from the soldo...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/proper-acetone-procedure.193708/
For the small amount of effort it would take to try and save the coin I would almost always says yes it is worth trying. If for no other reason it...
That was my first thought.
One thing to remember before doing this. Mahogany is the choice for coin cabinets because the mahogany puts off less gas than other woods. But the...
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