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On 11/28/2023 at 7:13 AM, Fenntucky Mike said:

Refreshed my memory of the problems with the, Mary Gillick, QEII portrait this morning and while the points noted can be indicative of a weak strike it seems that the main issue in causing the loss of detail was die wear. The original Gillick design was first seen on coins of G.B., AUS., CAN., N.Z., S.A., and RHO. & NAZ. in 1953, by 1954 there were sufficient complaints that the master dies were recut and the design slightly altered to help with the loss of detail, the newly altered design was used for all the previously mentioned countries except for S.A. and RHO. & NAZ.. The Gillick portrait was eventually replaced with the Machin portrait in 1964 if I remember correctly. 

If you look at the '55 proof sets the 1/2 crown and 2 shilling coins typically show loss of detail in the areas mentioned while the smaller coins, denominations, are normally crisp with full detail. This could be due to the larger diameter mater hubs and dies, for the larger size coins, not transferring fully or as well to the working hubs and dies as the smaller diameter ones? This could have been an issue with the circulating coinage as well. 

 

Just finished the book on Gillick, I will have to go back and read the section on the portrait. I just started the Machin book, but it should be interesting as well. 

Interesting for sure. I haven’t look at these before. Nice pick.

Thought that you might be interested in this months Coin News.

Love the medal, the photo and the write up. Nice!  I had a private behind the scenes tour of the inner workings of the canal, underground and above ground, but did not travel through the canal by ship. Your photo is an interesting one as it makes the canal look a bit smaller than it really is, but shows the locks very nicely. Thanks for sharing. 

You are with him going through all of this - that’s the most important. 

Hopefully when you visited Fords theatre, you also stopped by the America History museum at the Smithsonian. 
Mark does a very nice job. I have his book and the basic set up for micro photography, but haven’t had the time to really delve into it. That is one of my New Years goals - take better photos. The problem is, I have many such goals and not enough …

Very nice example. 

Same to you - also like both coins. Are you still attending the FCC meetings? 

Nice presentation case. Is that navy blue felt in the trays or black? 

I would really like to attend the reception and am seeing if I can rearrange my schedule to attend. On top of it - I would like to attend the FUN show. 

Very nice. All around. 

My club has been meeting all year and we will have our first show in almost two years this December. 

Worth it's weight in silver. Would be nice to see in high relief outside of a slab. Sometimes it worth a bit more to the individual based upon whether you like the design - not monetarily, but for its beauty.  

12 hours ago, Six Mile Rick said:

100,000,000 or more --- you are right  SILVER --  worth their weight in metal value and nothing more. now or in the future.

100,000,000?

2 hours ago, Revenant said:

I'd rather they not be included in the old / classic Morgan sets. They aren't true morgans. To my understanding the weight and purity won't even be right. You don't put those 2016 gold issues in dime, quarter or half dollar sets. 

Agree! But they would look nice in a blank album page at the end of your collection. I may pick up the Peace Dollar - just for the heck of it. 

I haven't really gotten into the journals yet and if I ever start - I can learn from you. I've been meaning to post one on the evolution of a collection - but something else always takes my time. 

how's the new house BTW?

If you truly enjoyed collecting - it will find its way back to you. It's been quite a year and keeping busy is a good way to go considering. When the time is right - it will be nice to have you back on a regular basis.

 What new businesses? 

Good for you.  Adds a little excitement come January. Good Luck and keep building. 

On September 17, 2020 at 2:10 PM, gherrmann44 said:

I've always known you have an excellent eye for quality and this submission is phenomenal! I suppose a pretty hefty dose of patience goes hand in hand with the good eye seeing that you're not intimidated into buying lower quality pieces. 

Haven't seen you post in a while. Good to see it.

There's always the 1/10th ounce gold coins (joking). How about a book - lots of good ones out there.

I used to travel some to Denver for work, never made it to the ANA -- missed opportunities. That would be a fun trip. I also saw the show about the gold mine - that would be a nice add-on. There is a lot to see, but it's spread out - so travel time adds up.

2 hours ago, DrDarryl said:

You just have to love the American Bison design. These are currently all the Department of Interior honor medal types. The catalog designation are my doing. C=Class. The two on the right are in gold.

Nice - I've always liked their insignia. One of the better ones in government. 

Interesting - I haven't thought about the origins of government special medals or where they were produced. With government being so large these days, I wonder who is producing the medals (private company or government) for the individual agencies. I suspect that they are handled differently than the challenge coins. 

Nice photos. The grading credit helps - a really nice addition to the awards program. 

Interesting coin. I like it.

It appears, at least to me without really studying it, that Wyon used elements from the Australian Type one and Two Sydney sovereigns to crate the obverse for this coin. The wreath, believed to be a local banksia for the type one (1855-56), and the hair bun from the type two (1857-1870) on the sovereign. 

Just a a fleeting thought. I'd have to really compare them closely to make a judgement.