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 Thanks Chuck, There is always room for improvement and there is always something new to learn. I am working on that other .1%. It is EF not XF right?  I'll get that right someday!  Edited by foundinrolls
06/02/2008 11:30 pm
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Interesting thread.
As we can all see, some people jsut don't want to hear the truth.
I hope that he is happy with the purchase.
In spite of what we all said.
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jeffrieice1, Do you recognize this:  ? It is the inside of a JFK four-bit piece I got in a box of half dollars, some time back, while searching for my date-roll half dollar set. It is a LATHE cut. I am a millwright, and know the setup fot the old manual milling. I have not worked with the CAD lathes that are common today. I have dated myself, I guess. I believe Bill has now achieved 99-44/100% Dick Edited by livingdinasaur
06/07/2008 03:04 am
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livingdinasaur: I have not got the coin yet and I am basing my opinion on the coin not having the swirl marks (Like in your picture), I apologize to any machinist that can cut, with a bit, the inside of a coin with an older lathe, I was just trying to make a point that the smoothness of the cut can not be accomplished with a lathe (Older) (On the coin I got with a bit) or without sanding the inside and even then it would show marks.
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okay, then it is good.
[better answer?]
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I am basing my opinion on the coin not having the swirl marks Based on the overall condition of the coin, it is entirely possible that it spent time in circulation after the reverse was removed thus wearing down any readily visible machining marks. I have seen love tokens with an engraving that were either pocket pieces or were floating around in circulation due to the engraving being obviously worn. |
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I was just trying to make a point that the smoothness of the cut can not be accomplished with a lathe Sure it can. It is just a matter of how much care and time they are willing to spend working on it. Most of these things are done very quickly and they don't have a reason to do fine work to make sure they don't have those tooling lines. In fact if they are glueing the insert piece in they might WANT to have the tooling marks there to provide a rougher surface for the adhesive to get a grip on. |
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No need to eat crow:-) It was an expensive lesson. At least it wasn't a thousand dollar wonder....
I know that some of us try our best to get folks not to pull the trigger on auctions until they have a slightly better feel for the errors and varieties.
For some like myself, I truly feel bad when someone gets taken by someone else that is selling junk.
Just know that all the people out there selling coins are not like the gumball that sold you that one.
We are here to help as you are considering any future purchases.
Thanks for being the kind of person that can share this experience with others so that they might be able to avoid things like this.
Thanks,
Bill
Edited by foundinrolls
06/14/2008 12:58 am
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We've all made our false moves in this hobby at some point. I've made far more expensive mistakes.
It's good to get excited about coins as that drives our interest and decision-making, just like anything in life.
I find the more I learn, the better I can focus that passion on things that matter, and sidestep the land mines.
I'm sure you'll have some great finds soon.
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Once bitten twice shy  some word from Ian Hunter |
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"You can lead a horse to water.....but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel Yeah, I know ....before you all tell me ........ it's graphite:-) Have Fun, Bill PS: I just had to add that quote. There are so few places where it even comes close to making any sense:-) Edited by foundinrolls
06/14/2008 2:43 pm
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Im not jumping to anything but would like to know what the heck this is! https://goccf.com/t/31650PS not my coin and about 59+ years later! Mobilize and lets get an answer to this! EDIT: You know it now looks to me like the end of a C clamp, you know the one with the grove. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-clampEdited by jeffreyice1
06/15/2008 09:10 am
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Hi Jeffreyice1... sorry to hear of the hard lesson. The skepticism was fun though...huh? ;)
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