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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rushcoin1, post: 24674604, member: 2791&quot;]Yes, as I have pointed out several times in these posts, the Hidden Images that result from the master hubs such as our second pic, are on all coins produced from those hubs, and there are millions of them or even billions over the several years set.&nbsp; Unfortunately, a large portion of the remaining Memorial cents are now in bags designated for their copper, awaiting for a law that will allow them to be melted, such as happened to silver in the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Hidden or Blatant Images that result from single dies such as our first pic, are only on those produced from that die.&nbsp; There is no way to know how many were produced from this single die because we do not know when, during the minting process, that particular image was added, but they are much scarcer than those resulting from the master hubs and dies.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since the master hubs remained unchanged for several years, the challenge now would be to try to put together a subset of those years and in uncirculated condition, because some of the images begin to deteriorate after circulation.&nbsp; The ones produced on only a single die such as the Kodiak Bear in our first pic, will be very scarce and depending upon what it is, maybe more valuable later on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also some Hidden Images are placed on the die/coin in such location that even the coining process damages many of them upon production.&nbsp; One image in particular of a sea monster like Loch Nessie shows an animal whose mouth is near the rim and only a couple of coins actually showed the mouth/head in full detail.&nbsp; Other images such as the wolverine, the voluptuous gal who some now refer to as Dolly Parton, and the two/or three-toed sloth are plain to see and can be seen with normal 10X loupe if one knows what and where to look for.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Memorial cents in general are still somewhat plentiful so now would be the time to try to assemble an uncirculated subset of even the years containing the images from the master hubs.&nbsp; This may be important and collectible from both a knowledgeable and historical basis.&nbsp; I think the bigger question is not only how all these Hidden Images ended up on these coins in the first place, but then how they have not been noticed by anyone for many years, because they are &quot;Hidden&quot; in plain sight.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So this concept of Hidden Images on coins is a departure from traditional errors and varieties, and as such will have both a different and a parallel relationship to conventional collecting of these.&nbsp; In some cases you may desire a stronger magnifier to fully appreciate the details of images.&nbsp; Our pics were larger so that hopefully most people would be able to see the Images, but alas, after reading many comments, there still are a lot of people who cannot see these, even in the blown-up pics.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As with most Hidden Image Art, it takes some studying of the pics in order to not only appreciate what is there, but to also appreciate the immense talent of the person or people who are responsible for placing these Hidden Images on these coins.&nbsp; In my book I intend to use a shading process to better show what it is that people can see in the images.&nbsp; It will show the raw pic as per the two examples shown herein, and then a pic next to it of the same item with a lightly shaded area pertaining directly to the image portrayed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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