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Re: Fugio
It's Kessler/Newman 13-R. R4, meaning it's slightly scarcer for a Fugio, but not worth much of a premium. With the notable exception of the uncirculated BNY hoard coins, VF is pretty much t… (View Post)6 -
Re: Some comments on planchet metal movement during a coin strike, vis-a-vis die erosion
No, that's interesting but the RFP I saw was specifically for development of software to model metal flow during striking. (View Post)1 -
Re: Some comments on planchet metal movement during a coin strike, vis-a-vis die erosion
You don't need to "dig this out of the mint." All non-national security gov't RFPs (Requests For Proposal) and contracts are public. If I recall, I had googled "metal flow du… (View Post)1 -
Re: Some comments on planchet metal movement during a coin strike, vis-a-vis die erosion
Tom, I worked as a manufacturing engineer in the stamping industry, mostly making electrical contacts. Every stamping die erodes from the friction of stamping and, as you point out, there are several… (View Post)3 -
Re: Is this Trade Dollar real?
I wouldn't buy it from the pics, but if TDN thinks it's real, it's a high 90s probability and well worth sending in even if it comes back XF/AU Dets. (View Post)1
