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Index
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Link:
Hardcastle HalfCent Edge Experiments
Link:
[ 1913 Was A Very Good Year! ]
Link:
Monsieur Castaing's Invention
Link:
One Potato... Two Potato...
Link:
1997 GSNA Maris51g Medal Reverse Die Located
Link:
Wax Con$ept Hub And Die Impressions
Link:
The "One Concept" Dollar "PEACE" Reverses
Link:
An Exceptionally Rewarding Experience Revisited
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Enlargement scans available on WWW and ScrapBook CD-ROM.
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| 11/30
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Hardcastle HalfCent Edge Experiments
When the first set of these half cents, the 2 of 2 pieces, showed
up on eBay my corresponding friend Gene snapped them up... he LOVES
anything that says "Half" on it. Then Mark posted the second set,
the 1 of 2 pieces, and my corresponding friend Cliff jumped on them
like a duck on a JuneBug! Not being a huge fan custom error creations
I left the field to Cliff figuring that he would add the set to his
midden heap. You can imagine my surprise when Gene popped up right
at the close of bidding and snatched the set away from Cliff. I guess
I should have expected Gene to pitch in again since these pieces have
"Half" on them. So Gene has something really interesting, unusual and
definitely COOL... both sets of these experimental creations!
By the way... the REEDED edge pieces got that way by having their
planchets run through Monsieur Castaing's Invention of course.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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Right carving
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Arthur Hutchison's most recent
nickel carvings
1913 Was A Very Good Year!
Arthur sent me these three superior carvings that he just did on "full
horn" 1913 Type1 (Buffalo on mound) nickels that I purchased for this
purpose. I know this isn't a GMM subject but Ron and I both love
carved nickels and I just wanted to share these works of art with
all y'all. THANKS Arthur!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
AN OLDER "BO"
What I think Bo looks like on a 1913 F.H. nickel with the toning
left close to natural.
HOBO WITH DERBY
Completely reworked from eyes to nose, etc. with a coat added.
RAILROAD DETECTIVE
The R.R.Bull that beat Bo up. -Arthur Hutchison
Link:CUSTOM
CARVED
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| 11/29
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GMM's Castaing Machine.
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Monsieur Castaing's Invention
We have been mentioning GMM's Castaing Machine in a number of recent
SBsubjects and I thought you might like to see what it actually looks
like. This is another one of those places where the pictures pretty
much "tell it all". Either that or I have run out of witty and
intelligent things to tell you.
Cheeks and planchets.
This close up of the Castaing machine shows the copper
planchet's edge and the "cheeks" that imprint them.
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Previous SBsubjects that mentioned the Castaing Machine are;
Link:One Potato... Two Potato...,
Link:Creating Castaing Machine Cheeks and
Link:Blind Edge Test Planchets.
Please feel free to EMail me with suggestions for expanding this
SBsubject or with ideas for brand new SBsubjects. I sure could use
some help generating interesting GMM related subjects and the scans
to go with them. Thanks for your help!
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
Rolling the edges.
Ron Landis rolls the copper planchets through the Castaing Machine
to imprint the Vine & Bar pattern on the Chain Cent reproduction.
Before edging, the planchet thickness is rolled down so the
reproduction will be the same weight as the original.
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| 11/29
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"Potato Chip" Planchet
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Blind Edge Test Planchet, 27mm
(folded by Castaing Machine)
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Failed
Reeded/Plain Edge Planchet (type2 planchet)
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One Potato... Two Potato...
Ron Landis told us last month that the Castaing Machine tended
to turn the brass blanks into "Potato Chip" shaped useless Blind
Edge Test planchets. Quoting him again:
If two reeded portions of the dies are
exactly opposite each other when rolling the planchet through,
there is too much pressure, and the planchet tends to bend in
the shape of a potato chip. Ron Landis...Tue, 16 Oct 2001
11:05:20 Naturally I immediately hoped to capture
a specimen, or at least scans of one, to show all y'all here
in our ScrapBook. As you can tell from this SBsubject... I was
successful!
The first scan above, showing the edge of the "Potato Chip"
planchet, is the edge at 6:00 o'clock of the left view (Obverse)
shown above. The edges at 3:00 and 9:00 are blank because the
Castaing Machine never ran that far on this planchet. The edge
at 12:00 is gouged and severely damaged as that is where the
cheek dies ran off the edge of the planchet as it was neatly
folded into this shape.
My scanner drastically altered the color of the planchet shown
above. The true color of all three pieces shown in this SBsubject
is that of the Plain Edge Blank, type1 planchet, shown below on
the left.
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Blind Edge Test Planchets, 27mm (with planchet clip)
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Plain
Edge Blank
(type1 planchet)
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Successful
Reeded/Plain Edge Planchet
(type2 planchet)
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larger
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Reverse
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Not only did we find the "Potato Chip" planchet but we found a blank,
type1 planchet, with plain edge and a planchet clip, ...plus... a
type2 planchet with reeded/plain edge and a planchet clip. What
a wonderful pair of specimens!
Previous SBsubjects on these Blind Edge Test planchets are;
Link:Blind Edge Test Planchets,
Link:Small Dollar Edge Test Specimen Found,
Link:Rings From Resizing Planchets and
Link:Experimental Blank Planchets.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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Additional Close-ups of Blind Edge Test Planchet Edges
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Failed
Reeded/Plain Edge Planchet
Plain Edge Blank (with
planchet clip)
Successful
Reeded/Plain Edge Planchet (with planchet clip)
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| 11/26
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A Raymond Williams photograph from the Carl Feldman Collection.
The Garden State Numismatic Association
(GSNA) reverse die.
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Left Photo
MIRRORED
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1997 GSNA Maris51g Medal Reverse Die Located
After the New Jersey Numismatic Society (NJNS) had
successfully had a medal struck by the Gallery Mint, the board of the
Garden State Numismatic Association (GSNA) thought they'd do the same.
Most of the GSNA board members were also members of the NJNS and knew
what was necessary. After getting the medals and the die, the medals were
sold, with the stock being depleted sometime in year 2000. The question
of the die came up a few years ago - what to do with it. Well, it was
decided to put it in the GSNA Convention auction with all proceeds going
to the club. It ended up selling to Carl Feldman for I think $290. Before
the die was auctioned, the board of GSNA sent it back to the Gallery Mint
to have a unique silver medal struck for Arno Safran - a man whose
influence on numismatics in NJ will be remembered for a long time. He
moved down south after he retired. For both the GSNA and the NJNS medals,
both Dennis Wierzba and I were promoting the NJ Copper design because of
the local history and because we collected the coins too.
Raymond Williams...Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:28:48
In December of 2000 Ray sent me the super pictures of the NJNS punch and
reverse die shown at
Link:Escape From GMM: The Saga Begins.
FINALLY... shown here is the GSNA reverse die that Ray knew the location
of. I want to thank Carl Feldman for sharing his wonderful acquisition
with all of us that are interested in Gallery Mint Museum creations.
To see a specimen struck from this die check out
Link:1788 New Jersey Maris51g Cent. I have an
extra specimen of this GSNA medal if anyone needs one for their collection.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
A Raymond Williams photograph from the Carl Feldman Collection.
Another view of the GSNA reverse die.
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A Raymond Williams photograph from the Carl Feldman Collection.
GSNA reverse die MIRRORED just for grins.
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| 11/25
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Card enlargement on
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2000 Modern Portrait Con$ept
wax die impression on 3"x5" card.
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Wax Con$ept Hub And Die Impressions
Following you will find scans of all the known Con$ept related hubs and dies
that haven't been destroyed, lost or reworked during the creation of the Con$ept
issues. My friend Mike Wallace says that these wax impressions "speak for
themselves" and I agree but it always makes me feel better to try and say
something intelligent. That can be really difficult sometimes!
If you can tell me anything about the Con$ept issues not covered by these hubs
and dies ...or... if you can correct anything I have observed ...PLEASE contact
me. Heck, go ahead and EMail me just to visit. I get lonesome cranking out all
this stuff with very little positive reinforcement. Enjoy -
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
IN GOD WE TRUST Bust Hub
LIBERTY on headband and no diadem.
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IN GOD WE TRUST Die
LIBERTY on headband.
My personal favorite Con$ept.
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Hub
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Die
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LargeDate/Mintmark Die
Vertical BARS on headband.
The rarest Con$ept.
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1995 Lady Liberty Obverse Die
STARS on headband.
The regular issue 1995 Con$ept.
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LargeDate
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Regular
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1995 Eagle Hub
Tied for my favorite Hub in this group.
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1995 Eagle Reverse Die
Shared by all 1995 Con$epts.
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Hub
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Die
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1998 Lady Liberty Obverse Die
The regular issue 1998 Con$ept.
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1998 Modified Reverse Hub
Sun matches regular issue.
ONE CONCEPT removed from
field.
Feathers removed from wing.
The eagle has clearly lost
his head.
Preparation for 2000 PEACE Reverse Die.
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Hub
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1998 Scraped Reverse Die
Sun different from regular issue.
Beaded Border
rather than dentils.
ONE CONCEPT lightly etched in field.
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1998 Scraped Reverse Die
Sun similar to regular issue.
Dentil Border like regular issue.
Large ONE CONCEPT like regular issue.
UNUM under MER of AMERICA.
No PEACE on rock.
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Border
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Border
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11-ray Statue Of Liberty Hub
LIBERTY and rays removed from field.
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13-ray Statue Of Liberty Die
A regular issue 2000 Con$ept.
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Hub
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Die
enlargement
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2000 Lady Liberty Hub
1998 date removed from field.
"T" removed from LIBERTY.
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2000 Lady Liberty Die
A regular issue 2000 Con$ept.
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Hub
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Die
enlargement
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2000 Modern Portrait Hub
Tied for my favorite Hub in this group.
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2000 Modern Portrait Die
The rarest small sized Con$ept.
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Hub
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enlargement
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CD-ROM
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2000 PEACE Reverse Hub
Small ONE CONCEPT like regular issue.
Precise match of 2000 Reverse
die.
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2000 PEACE Reverse Die
Shared by all 2000 Con$epts.
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Hub
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Die
enlargement
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CD-ROM
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1998
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How To Tell The Date
Of A Concept
Dollar
By Looking At The Reverse Side
- by Mike Wallace
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2000
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The "One Concept" Dollar "PEACE" Reverses
There were 41 reverse designs presented for consideration for the
Sacagawea Dollar. The "One Concept" (Con$ept) Dollar "PEACE" reverse
design by Ron Landis was one of the four finalists. This reverse was
used on the 1998 Con$ept and all 2000 dated Con$epts.
The "PEACE" reverse design first appeared on the Con$ept with the 1998
dated pieces. It was then used with all subsequent Con$epts. Even though
the design type is the same for all "PEACE" reverses, there are two very
distinct variations. The first variety appears on the 1998 Miss Liberty
pieces. The second variety appears on all of the 2000 dated "PEACE" "One
Concept" reverses.
Since these dies are hand made, there are many, many minor variations.
I will point out several of the most noticeable that are visible with
the naked eye.
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1998
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2000
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First of all, the most obvious variation is the words "ONE CONCEPT."
The 1998 dated pieces have larger letters than the 2000 dated pieces.
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1998
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2000
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Secondly, the motto o E Pluribus Unum o is spread out further on
the 2000 dated pieces. On the 1998 pieces, the first dot is located below
the "A" in STATES and the last dot is located below the "ER" of AMERICA.
On the 2000 pieces, the first dot is below "TA" of STATES and the last dot
is below "RI" of AMERICA.
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1998
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2000
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CD-ROM
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Thirdly, there are several noticeable differences in the two reverses
with respect to the Eagle's wings. The wing feathers on the 2000 dated
pieces are engraved in much more detail than on the 1998 reverse. In
addition there are four complete rows of feathers on the wing on the
2000 reverse and only three complete rows (and the hint of a partial
row) on the 1998 pieces.
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1998
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2000
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CD-ROM
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Lastly, the sun's rays on the 2000 reverse are longer than on the 1998
reverse. The elongating of the sun rays was made possible on the 2000
pieces when the letters of the "denomination" "ONE CONCEPT" was made
smaller.
Now you can tell the date of a Con$ept
by looking at the reverse.
1995
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Although this article dealt with the 1998 and 2000 Con$ept "PEACE"
reverses, I'd like to say a word about the other Con$ept reverse
- the 1995 reverse. I know of only one "variety" associated with this
design. While technically not a variety, some of the 1995 pieces were
struck with "coin die alignment" and some with "medal die alignment."
While not conclusive, it appears that the "medal die alignment" is much
rarer than the "coin die alignment" pieces. Read more at
Link:The
Gallery Mint's "One Concept" Dollars.
Mike Wallace...Sat, 24 Nov 2001 12:52:14
Mike has shown his usual depth of knowledge and numismatic scholarship
in this great SBsubject. I invite any of you other readers to jump in
and make a contribution to our publishing efforts.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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| 11/23
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A Clifford Bolling photograph.
Maris62.5 1787 New Jersey 31mm cent
terminal die state.
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An Exceptionally Rewarding Experience Revisited
Well now... it has been almost exactly a year since I have seen one of these
COOL late die state Maris62.5 1787 New Jersey cent strikes. It doesn't surprise
me that it showed up in the Hardcastle hoard as I suspect that this is an
exceptionally rare specimen. I know I love my pair of silver and copper
specimens. To see them check out:
Link:An Exceptionally Rewarding Experience.
EMail:Verne R. Walrafen
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