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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4559149, member: 10461&quot;]Aw, shucks.&nbsp; Thanks.&nbsp; No design change this year, though, except the border, which will disappear.&nbsp; Maybe I&#039;ll get ambitious later.&nbsp; But more likely it will remain the same Robertson badge design each year, with only the host coin types changing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The projected Barber dime elongate &quot;mintage&quot; will be limited to 50-75 pieces, most likely.&nbsp; I bought 100, but intend to spare any non-culls found in the lot, which was described as being mostly culls with &quot;some good coins floating around&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Indian cent production total will likely be 125-150, depending on the quality of the host coins.&nbsp; I bought an all-cull lot of 180 pieces.&nbsp; I think I&#039;ll have them left &quot;dirty&quot; prior to rolling.&nbsp; (The Wheat cents from last year were cleaned prior to the process.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Two things presently unknown are how visible the Barber dime dates will be after they are rolled out, since we&#039;re likely to be starting from lower grade, flatter host coins.&nbsp; We&#039;re also starting from a cull lot.&nbsp; Last year&#039;s coins were regular, &quot;average circulated&quot; pieces.&nbsp; I don&#039;t want to &quot;waste&quot;&nbsp; or &quot;ruin&quot; collectible old coins.&nbsp; I&#039;d rather repurpose the unloved culls instead (which saves money, too).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m hoping that any darker toning the dimes had will provide some visual contrast after they&#039;re elongated, so some details and most dates will survive, as happened with the Mercs last year.&nbsp; Hopefully leaving the Indian cents &quot;dirty&quot; will have a similar effect.&nbsp; We&#039;ll experiment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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