Very true. And the force that makes the metal move is coming from the flat fields of the dies, pushing against each other, and squeezing on the metal.
Yes, we are very close to the same understanding, but your insistence that metal flows inward everywhere on the surface of the coin still keeps us...
Yes, it indeed flows away, but not toward the center of the coin! To do that there must be some good reason for it. Filling a void in the die is a...
Indeed I did look at the Dime, but it only supports what I am saying. What do you see on that coin that causes you to believe that the metal at...
Another "hole" is actually the space between the upset edge of the planchet and the collar. The highest pressure areas are where the fields are...
There is no magic in broadstrikes that limits the outward forces just to them. The collar is there to keep the metal from flowing outward. No...
What a beautiful coin! I think you might be making the assumption that the metal which fills the devices comes from the surface of the coin,...
You almost had me until you said this...
You are not wrong, but to be more precise, the planchet metal flows toward the regions of lower pressure, which tend to be the raised devices, and...
Like you said earlier, and even earlier before that when this thread went around the first time, we'll just have to agree to disagree. I think...
VEDS coins are more like you describe Proofs, with narrow/sharply focused luster. As with Proofs, the luster is there for a different reason than...
What limit is that?
Nice wrap up!
Since his coworkers know he collects coins and allow him to swap them out of the tip jar, there would be no need to pay over face value....
For sure VEDS coins have less pronounced luster than ones struck with worn dies.
I was hoping in the article they'd define what the "secondary market" is. Can anyone tell me what that means?
Says I am not qualified for the offer :(
Is it true that an over-dipped coin will come back Altered Surfaces? I did not realize that the TPGs had any limits to the practice of dipping.
The master hub was looking pretty worn by the late 50's, and downright mushy by 1968. Not much hair detail left. I am not sure what you're...
Yes, the 1939-D. What you're looking for in VEDS is minimal signs of die wear, at least by my definition. Not sure I've seen a formal definition....
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