1956-D RPM#16 in 3D

rmpsrpms

Fellow forum member Bolivarshagnasty sent me a 1956-D RPM #16 to see how it would show up with 3D imaging. This variety has the secondary D punched onto the bottom tip of the 9.

The first image is the original, straight-on, stacked image. All the others are renderings based on the depth map from the stacked image. I used Helicon Focus to take the original sequence of 31 images, do the focus stacking, and render the perspective and 3D images. The stereo views are "cross-eyed". It's best to move a bit away from your monitor, then cross your eyes until you see the phantom 3D image between the original two images.

Comments on how the 3D technique helps to see varieties such as this are welcome...

bolivarshagnasty

rpm's , Still amazed at this technology and your pics are great. Hard to believe the mint employee missed the spot by this far, but we're all human and a midnight shift is difficult. Look forward to seeing pics of other
varieties in other series in the future. Thanks for your efforts!!

drwstr123

Amazing pics...just stunning.
I look forward to more.
Thanks for your effort.

ricko

Wow...incredible.....coin photography has come so far since this forum started.... amazing... Cheers, RickO

WaterSport

Like I said, you should charge US to take pics of our coins so that PCGS can get it right when we send in Variety designations along with your pics. If they fail me again on the 2 cents I sent this week, I will be knocking on your door.

WS

sparky64

Those images are over the top and cool.
Nice work.

keyman64

Well done once again!

drwstr123

<< <i>Like I said, you should charge US to take pics of our coins so that PCGS can get it right when we send in Variety designations along with your pics. If they fail me again on the 2 cents I sent this week, I will be knocking on your door.

WS >>



Be wery, wery careful...you be treading on thin water.

lostincoins

Is it my imagination or is there a ghost D down to the left also or should I say south south west?

rmpsrpms

I don't see a D to the SSW (doesn't mean it's not there) but I've always thought this variety was a D over S OMM (or more precisely a D and S DMM), not a D and D. I can see (more like "imagine") some evidence of this above the tip of the 9. I've never seen an overlay of this variety so don't know if it's even possible...Ray

bolivarshagnasty

<< <i>I don't see a D to the SSW (doesn't mean it's not there) but I've always thought this variety was a D over S OMM (or more precisely a D and S DMM), not a D and D. I can see (more like "imagine") some evidence of this above the tip of the 9. I've never seen an overlay of this variety so don't know if it's even possible...Ray >>



With a 20x loupe, you can distinguish the left vertical bar going north to the tail of the 9 which would rule out an S. The pics don't show the vertical bar clearly.

bolivarshagnasty

I know they are crappy pics shot thru a 20x loupe but.......... clearly shows the vertical bar and not an S.

rmpsrpms

Yep, looks like a D.

RedneckHB

Very cool!!!

Type2

Nice