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Serendipitous meeting of a fellow coin collector
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Today, I was at a meeting at a firm that does lobbying and political media work and has a relationship with our professional business. After the meeting, the firm leaders took us on a tour of their new facilities. (There was a lot of gee whiz cool media gadgets and stuff.) I could not help but notice that in one of the media work rooms, on the desktop of a huge computer screen, there was a large TrueView image of a proof No Motto Seated Dollar that was partially obscured by an overlying tile.
After the gregarious media dude who worked in that office was through giving us his spiel, I let the others leave the room, and quietly said something like, "Nice proof No Motto Seated Dollar! What year is it?" His eyes lit up, and his smile further broadened. He appreciated that I noticed, and we talked coins for about fifteen minutes, made plans to meet up at the next local show, etc. Before long, the next group came in and got to see the hologram, the 3-D printer, the media search software, etc., but in the short interim, we shared a coin geek moment that only other coin geeks could appreciate.
After the gregarious media dude who worked in that office was through giving us his spiel, I let the others leave the room, and quietly said something like, "Nice proof No Motto Seated Dollar! What year is it?" His eyes lit up, and his smile further broadened. He appreciated that I noticed, and we talked coins for about fifteen minutes, made plans to meet up at the next local show, etc. Before long, the next group came in and got to see the hologram, the 3-D printer, the media search software, etc., but in the short interim, we shared a coin geek moment that only other coin geeks could appreciate.
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What year is it?
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<< <i>Neat.
What year is it? >>
1862
And he was a relatively young guy, probably early to mid-30's (a baby in coin age).
Was training at Mitsubishi laser, got the tour on final day. Came by the 3-d printer department. Program was running. I ask "How long has this program bin running"? 22 hours the Tech said.
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<< <i>Was training at Mitsubishi laser, got the tour on final day. Came by the 3-d printer department. Program was running. I ask "How long has this program bin running"? 22 hours the Tech said. >>
Yes, complex, intricate, or very large components can take >24 hours on a 3D printer.
But you can get prototypes or fixtures made now in less time than it takes to get quotes from metal shops.
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And what the PCGS sniffer would say about them.
Even if the sniffer didn't like 'em, you'd still get your TrueView pix, right?
Seriously, though, moments like that are great, and from such seeds can grow long friendships.
I met my best numismatic friend in a similarly random moment of serendipity when we were both working dirty blue collar jobs at a North Carolina grocery warehouse. The topic of coins came up, and he asked what I collected. At the time it was medieval hammered silver English coins. Well, guess what he was into? Yep!
I mean, what were the odds? Had we both been into football or fishing or deer hunting or NASCAR, there'd have been plenty of others in the conversation. But Norman king Stephen, or Aethelred the Unready? Not your usual conversation topics around the picnic table in the warehouse canteen.
<< <i>Cool story!
<< <i>Was training at Mitsubishi laser, got the tour on final day. Came by the 3-d printer department. Program was running. I ask "How long has this program bin running"? 22 hours the Tech said. >>
Yes, complex, intricate, or very large components can take >24 hours on a 3D printer.
But you can get prototypes or fixtures made now in less time than it takes to get quotes from metal shops. >>
I have one machine that been doing 26 hour prints continuously (of a fluid control manifold) for the last two months. To difficult (impossible) to machine so I'm it. All done on a cheap modded Replicator 1, and printed in nylon 645B
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<< <i>I wonder if you can run off a batch of 1862 proof Seated dollars on the 3D printer.
And what the PCGS sniffer would say about them.
Even if the sniffer didn't like 'em, you'd still get your TrueView pix, right?
Seriously, though, moments like that are great, and from such seeds can grow long friendships.
I met my best numismatic friend in a similarly random moment of serendipity when we were both working dirty blue collar jobs at a North Carolina grocery warehouse. The topic of coins came up, and he asked what I collected. At the time it was medieval hammered silver English coins. Well, guess what he was into? Yep!
I mean, what were the odds? Had we both been into football or fishing or deer hunting or NASCAR, there'd have been plenty of others in the conversation. But Norman king Stephen, or Aethelred the Unready? Not your usual conversation topics around the picnic table in the warehouse canteen. >>
The sniffer is for detecting additives like putty, cleaner residues, etc. The "secure" service is for topographical issues. I don't think that there is a standard scan for an authentic coin vs a counterfeit. The scan detects physical changes made to a coin.
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