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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1217073, member: 16948&quot;]Tuesday....</p><p><br /></p><p>We had another informative day in my EAC class, did a lot of attributing and grading which seemed to go quite a bit faster than the day before.&nbsp; We also discussed different types of counterfeits and then we were tested to see if we could detect the counterfeit large and half cents from among about 20 different pieces.&nbsp; This is a great class so far, but I&#039;m discovering that the more I learn, the more I know I have a lot more to learn!</p><p><br /></p><p>Later after dinner, I attended the &quot;Minting Mayhem&quot; class with Joe Paonessa from the Badger Mint (he also creates the most beautiful Hobo nickels).&nbsp; Now, that is a fun class, especially if you&#039;re interested in how errors were created.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>We got to work on a rolling mill:</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00455.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00472.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>a punch press:</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00456.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00457.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00473.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00473.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>a Castaing machine or edge mill: </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00464.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00458.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>and a No. 4 screw press (or fly press):</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00459.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>close up of the die on the screw press:</p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00460.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00462.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00469.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Using 4 pewter planchets, I created a couple of deep die caps but two planchets stuck to the hammer die and two stuck to the anvil die, so I ended up with an obv double die cap and a rev double die cap.&nbsp; Then I created a strike thru using a piece of copper wire that got completely meshed into the planchet.&nbsp; The last error I made was a double struck off center.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00467.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00471.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After the class, as Rick mentioned, several people gathered back at Lunar Lounge to listen to Ron Landis (who played a beautiful Dubrow guitar), Sonny Henry, Mark Hammang and David McCarthy play guitars and the harmonica (the harmonica is one of my favorite instruments to listen to - that&#039;s probably why I like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springstein and U2 so much).&nbsp; What a wonderful and relaxing atmosphere it was, the weather was cool and breezy, we had a spectacular view of Pike&#039;s Peak, all the while listening to some very talented people playing great music.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t get any better than that!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00474.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00475.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00481.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00484.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00482.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00488.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00486.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/ColoradoSprings-20110705-00487.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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