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Hey Fred, are you sure that ain't the ultra-rare "Assassination Head"? (I'm probably goin' to hell for that one.) (View Post)

Back in the 80's and 90's I broke open thousands of 70's and 80's proof and mint sets I purchased for less than face. These were so unpopular you could buy them at 10 back of a bid already a few cent… (View Post)

Here's the image. Yeah, tapered punch really does explain it all. Swat one of those a bit aggressively and a good bit of metal gets pushed up surrounding the figure - viola! - a mm sitting in a hole. (View Post)

I'd email Dr. Robert Gohler, Curator of the US Mint Collection - Robert.Goler@usmint.treas.gov. If they have any punches in the collection, you may be able to get him to photo. The punches used by th… (View Post)

As a former quality and manufacturing engineer, I too have worked with standards. The "guidelines" are standards. That they are visual in nature does not make them any less standards than t… (View Post)