Hoghead515

That's super awesome. Congrats on the 70s.

That's some cool stuff. That's the first time I heard of them. I've read lots of cool articles in those old magazines.

I wrote that a little bit confusing. I knew about steel cents. I didn't know about the paper cents.

I was reading an old issue of The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine dated back to December 1942. They was talking about Congress getting ready to approve the zinc steel cents and also about Boise Idaho printing paper 1 cent pieces due to coin shortages. This was something I'd never heard about before. I know this is a coin forum but I figured there would be a few here that knows more about it. Was the paper cents only good in Boise Idaho or could they be redeemed anywhere? Also wonder why other places didn't follow suit or did they? This is something I'd like to learn more about. I guess I could look it up on Google but I just like talking to people and would love to hear some feedback. I also learned they was discussing whether to issue plastic cents but they would be to light for vending machines so they went to the zinc steel cent. Sounds like they thought of several different things before they decided on steel cents.

I've noticed that on several older dimes I've looked through. That WE is struck pretty weak in quite a few of them. Never knew the cause of it tho. Seems like IN is usually pretty weak in them also.

Very interesting info. I enjoy learning about that kind of stuff. I can sit and read about it all day.

I wouldn't have that much faith in myself. It would scare me to death to do that. If I tried I would probably end up destroying the coin

Thank you Roger. That is some very interesting stuff. Looks like they did a lot of experimenting.

I think I've read this already somewhere in the book but I can't remember. On the toggle presses they had siphon wicks in cups to oil parts of the machine. What kind of oil was it they used on them in those days? I figured they probably used something that wouldn't affect the finish of the coin if it got on it.

Thank you once again. Thats awsome you got to have fun with your grandsons. I got to have a blast with my sons opening them up and sorting them out. To me that's what life's all about. Nothing no more precious of a gift than being with loved ones and helping others. You are a great person.

Thank you Roger. I looked through it a little but not real good yet. I'm going to read it better this weekend or something. I wanted to find a day where I can take a whole day and try to study and recreate it in my mind off those blueprints. I thank you much my good friend.

Another thing I find very interesting on the reducing lathes is how they fixed them to just have enough pressure on the keep the stylus from hanging on the pattern piece and keep enough so the cutting piece eat into the metal. Those inventors of those machines were very genius. I would love to be able to see one in person and see exactly how all the parts on it work to a science. I know these today we got the technology and it's easy but back in those days I believe those days I believe those guys were amazing. I bet it took alot of trial and error.

Ill look into them here afterwhile. I like any kind of bird. Especially birds of prey. I like little songbirds too. We feed them all the time here at the house. I love looking at art like that where the artist captures all the detail so well. I wish I was that good of an artist.

Used to we never saw any at all. I'm glad they are getting more populated and coming around more. My favorite bird.

I will have to look into them. I love bald eagles. What was so amazing was that one just sit there. It never tried to fly off or nothing. We watched it for a few and then drove off. Kinda brightened up a sad day a little. It's a crazy story but I was thinking about dad on Christmas day while we was having dinner. Then looked out the window and a big eagle flew up in a tree at moms house. Reminded me of that day of his funeral. It's the first one I seen since we buried him last year.

On the reducing lathes from the time period in FMTM. What was the cutting tools made of? Also how often did they need replaced? Like could they cut a few hubs or did they try to replace them after cutting 1 hub since the process to so long? Also what type of material was the tracing stylus made of? You don't have to answer this question if you don't want. I don't want to aggravate you in no kind of way. Answer only if you want. They may be dull questions to some but I find these kinds of things very interesting and I'm very curious of what they used in those days. I'm fascinated in things like that plum down to what kind of screws they had holding the machines together. It don't take much to make old Hoghead excited.

Seems like I seen something a while back where the only way they would encapsulate the COA on those is you had to submit it in the unopened original government box. And if if had one hand signed they would encapsulate it if you wanted.

I really do to. I like alot of the modern commeratives to. My favorite one I have is the 2008 bald eagle. It is very special to me. Makes me think of my dad. We don't see very many bald eagles at all where I live. Maybe 1 a year if that. I lost my dad in January of last year. He was 60 years old. Died the day after his birthday. We was on the way to his funeral and stopped on the little road we live on and a beautiful bald eagle flew up and landed in a tree bout 15 feet above our heads and stared at us. That's why that coin became special to me. Reminds me of him and that day. Not to mention it is a very beautiful coin also. The artist did an amazing job on the details in the feathers and everything. We also had one pay a visit on Christmas day right outside moms house.

I got a few modern commeratives. I really enjoy them. I really like some of the old ones. Sometime in the future I'm going to venture into that part of the hobby. Alot of them are true works of art.

I've been recommending his book to everyone. It is a wonderful book and so full of information. It will be hard to top it.

Roger has encouraged me to ask these questions. He enjoys getting on here teaching people who want to learn about it. Ive talked to him in personal post and he told me to ask any questions I want to about the book and he said he enjoys answering them. He has a passion to teach people who really want to learn. He is a very good teacher.

Very good question.

I truly love the old the old electric boxes from those days. It's just something about those old knife blade switches and the marble boxes. The style of it all. It's amazing how much technology was coming along in those days. That is an impressive switchboard at the Philadelphia mint in 1902. Those guys were very intelligent to wire those machines up the way they had to back then.