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<p>[QUOTE="Rexford, post: 4904627, member: 67871"]Decided to draw this up a little better so it's a little less confusing:</p><p>⠀</p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/nq/5yr03f9891pc.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/nq/5yr03f9891pc.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/nq/5yr03f9891pc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><b><p style="text-align: center"><b>Initial Engraved Obverse Detail</b></p><p></b></p><p>⠀</p><p>⠀</p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/3g/jvifmuok47yh.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/3g/jvifmuok47yh.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/3g/jvifmuok47yh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><b><p style="text-align: center"><b>Final Engraved Obverse Detail</b></p><p></b></p><p>⠀</p><p>I made one further conclusion, which is that the vertical guideline in the first image (red tracing) is not actually part of that initial design at all, which is why it's not perpendicular to the horizontal guideline. Actually, it seems to just be a mistake that was made when engraving the second and final design. It would seem that after going about halfway down the face of the coin, the engraver realized he was off by a hair, stopped, and recreated the line at a slightly counterclockwise position.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the thought process seems to be as follows:</p><p>a) Engrave the horizontal guideline, large circular guidelines (to place the stars), then the stars and date box</p><p>b) Realize that the engraved design is not centered opposite the reverse design</p><p>c) Scratch out everything</p><p>d) Re-engrave the horizontal guideline, corresponding stars, and date box</p><p>e) Start to engrave the vertical guideline and realize measured slightly off</p><p>f) Scratch out the vertical guideline and re-engrave it</p><p>g) Engrave the portrait</p><p><br /></p><p>This will probably be my final update. I think I might have gotten everything I can out of this piece![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rexford, post: 4904627, member: 67871"]Decided to draw this up a little better so it's a little less confusing: ⠀ [CENTER][URL='https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/nq/5yr03f9891pc.jpg'][IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/nq/5yr03f9891pc.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [B][CENTER][B]Initial Engraved Obverse Detail[/B][/CENTER][/B] ⠀ ⠀ [CENTER][URL='https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/3g/jvifmuok47yh.jpg'][IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/3g/jvifmuok47yh.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [B][CENTER][B]Final Engraved Obverse Detail[/B][/CENTER][/B] ⠀ I made one further conclusion, which is that the vertical guideline in the first image (red tracing) is not actually part of that initial design at all, which is why it's not perpendicular to the horizontal guideline. Actually, it seems to just be a mistake that was made when engraving the second and final design. It would seem that after going about halfway down the face of the coin, the engraver realized he was off by a hair, stopped, and recreated the line at a slightly counterclockwise position. So the thought process seems to be as follows: a) Engrave the horizontal guideline, large circular guidelines (to place the stars), then the stars and date box b) Realize that the engraved design is not centered opposite the reverse design c) Scratch out everything d) Re-engrave the horizontal guideline, corresponding stars, and date box e) Start to engrave the vertical guideline and realize measured slightly off f) Scratch out the vertical guideline and re-engrave it g) Engrave the portrait This will probably be my final update. I think I might have gotten everything I can out of this piece![/QUOTE]
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