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Re: Franklin lovers - Is there sometimes a fine line (so to speak) between FBL and non-FBL?
Yes, there is a fine line on many of the dates. Some dates are usually well struck with well preserved dies and almost all the coins are FBL. The 48. 48D, 49, 49D for instance fall into this category. Most of the dates, however, have that fine line. By a long mile, the area where most coins fall short of FBL are the lower… -
Re: In Honor Of Veteran's Day
Just A Common Soldier He was getting old and paunchy, and his hair was falling fast. And he sat around the Legion telling stories of his past. Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies -- they were heroes, every one. And though sometimes to his neighbors, his tales… -
More than you ever wanted to know about Indian Head cent clash marks
This post hopefully will make IH cent clash marks obvious for all collectors to see, understand, and appreciate. The huge number of variety IHs struck in the mid to late 1800's make it obvious that Mint employees at this time were either incompetent, bored or inebriated. Or they could care less about the lowly cent they… -
Re: Let’s see those impressive die cracks
Cracks and cuds. Those dies are really starting to fall apart! -
Re: Find of the year ! Original coin Dies.
As you can see, this roller dies shaft has the so called machining lines. To read just about the Screw Press, than go to the bottom of the post to the part called : more indepth info. on the screw press. Around the year 1551 in Germany, the Roller Press was invented. For its time, it was very sophisticated. They invented a… -
Re: 2000-D SAC $1 multiple errors
That explains a lot. In my experience, this is a fairly common engineer’s mindset when approaching coins. Engineers are trained to analyze problems logically and work toward rational explanations, which is often a strength in numismatics as well. The problem is that, when that mindset is combined with limited experience in… -
Re: Mint engraver Francis N. Mitchell. Not pictured in Julian, silver example. Do you like his work?
<< <i> << <i>My opinion: He appears to be a rather typical, second or third rate 19th century artist. I would not collect "art" medals of this caliber. >> Not an "art" medal. The dies for this medal are listed(#15) in the Peale register of dies; a note indicates that only gold and silver medals were struck prior to about… -
Re: Modern collectors - advice on rolls (post from Coin Forum)
A good rule of thumb is that only new dies which are properly adjusted can strike a gem. It's also probable that two consecutive coins off the same die will experience very sim- ilar fates. They will fall together into the same bin while it's at the same height. They will stay close together through the same counting… -
Re: If you Like Cuds on Bust Coins, Click Here
I like the thought, LanLord! I will avoid remarks about worker attitudes and tendencies. I look forward to STONE's article too. Specialists have noticed and discussed that cuds tend to form in the same general locations, but I don't think too many have researched, cataloged, described, and attempted to make conclusions… -
Re: What are pattern coins?
From Coinfacts.com: " PATTERN COINS, DIE TRIALS & FANTASIES From time to time, the United States Mint considers implementing new designs on the coins in circulation. Historically, the Mint developed new designs either internally or through outside competitions. As the selection process narrowed, actual sample coins were…
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