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Posted 07/21/2021 7:13 pm
I too think it's an electro type (would not be immediately magnetic either).
I made up an over lay in Photoshop of a genuine 1793 S-1 and the everything matches, as much as I can fit it, all letters are spaced exactly correctly, the date is right, the chain is the same, maybe a bit different in the hair area, but that is due to these photos not being very sharp. I tried cleaning up the photos in Photoshop using some advanced motion blur corrections and unsharp masking. I can't figure out how to make an animated GIF file in the modern Photoshop, I will keep looking, it used to be easy back in version 6 or 8 IIRC.
Since it all lines up, that gives me hope it was made from a copy of an original coin, and why I say electro type the thickness and look of the plating (possibly) peeling back screams that to me anyways.
JimmyD the coin you are trying to match it too isn't the same Sheldon variety this is an AMERI. cent lots of differences from the AMERICA cent you are comparing too.
Here are the photos of the Sheldon 1 I used if anyone wants to try a comparison on their own.
I made up an over lay in Photoshop of a genuine 1793 S-1 and the everything matches, as much as I can fit it, all letters are spaced exactly correctly, the date is right, the chain is the same, maybe a bit different in the hair area, but that is due to these photos not being very sharp. I tried cleaning up the photos in Photoshop using some advanced motion blur corrections and unsharp masking. I can't figure out how to make an animated GIF file in the modern Photoshop, I will keep looking, it used to be easy back in version 6 or 8 IIRC.
Since it all lines up, that gives me hope it was made from a copy of an original coin, and why I say electro type the thickness and look of the plating (possibly) peeling back screams that to me anyways.
JimmyD the coin you are trying to match it too isn't the same Sheldon variety this is an AMERI. cent lots of differences from the AMERICA cent you are comparing too.
Here are the photos of the Sheldon 1 I used if anyone wants to try a comparison on their own.
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ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector.
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Edited by westcoin
07/21/2021 7:21 pm
07/21/2021 7:21 pm
