They are the REDBOOK printing plates!!! Woo Hoo!

MadMarty

So many people have asked about getting them, I'm putting a small selection up on E-Bay tomorrow. Took some pictures out of the redbook and the plates are for the redbook coins!! Here is what I'm putting up tomorrow night. I figured in order to give everyone a chance at them I better put them up for auction. The Morgan and the Saint are the only ones. Here are the pics straight from the redbook.

lava

what is a printing plate?

MadMarty

<< <i>what is a printing plate? >>



These were the plates used in making the redbooks and bluebooks. From the way I understand it, the letter type and the pictures were set, printed on a white sheet of paper, then photographed and reduced to the page size for the book. The offset master was then made and used for printing.

darktone

Here's an aluminum press plate that was used for making a newspaper on that fateful day. Wonder if this worth anything?

tmot99

Seems how we have such the forum police around lately, doesn't this belong in the BST forum??

cladking

Cool.

I've never said this before and please take it in the spirit intended but you suck.

JRocco

<< <i>Seems how we have such the forum police around lately, doesn't this belong in the BST forum?? >>



I do seem to remember some kind of picture or something that gets added.....

darktone

From what I remember being in the press room the press plate is wrapped around a drum and picks up ink off a roller and puts the ink on a padded roller that then transfers it to the paper. I would love to have a couple of these coin plates for my collection.

Russ

Russ, NCNE

millennium

Where is coppercoins when we need him........

MadMarty

<< <i>Seems how we have such the forum police around lately, doesn't this belong in the BST forum?? >>



The only reason I posted it is that sooooo many people PMed me and this gives everyone a chance. I talked to the dealer I received the plates from, accroding to him, the plates along with the type were set into a box the size of the page, and the pages were printed right from the type. They started to use offset printing in the late 60s.

JRocco

I love this place

Those are really nice plates Marty, you were really smart picking these up.

BuffaloIronTail

If you don't like the weather in this place..........just wait!

Time ta crawl back on me fence.............

relayer

Be sure to check MY ebay auctions for some great coins

braddick

<< <i>Be sure to check MY ebay auctions for some great coins >>

What. Too lazy to post your link??