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Posted 03/24/2011 4:39 pm
Based on the new pictures and the weight - I think the coin is real.
The edge pictures are great - the only comment is that there should be a way to connect the edge location to the faces. I can not tell for sure the location of the overlap or the priority of the lap. A photo taken slightly tilted might be better - when taking pictures of the lap areas themselves.
But the upright photos do show rather well what the real colonial edge looks like when done correctly on a two bar edger:
Note first the UNIFORM size and shape of the Circles and Rectangles.
Note the thickness of each element is stable.
No square corners - except at an overlap and that is an illusion
No WOBBLE - these dies had a retaining lip
Notice chipping of the edge die occurs in areas of high stress
The ONLY time the edge should deviate from this is when there were production problems in the mint during times of operation by insurgents or in the case of Republican mints when the operators used poor equipment. Knowing who ran each mint and when is critical and knowlegde is gained by experience (in the case of Colonials) or books like Resplandores (in the case of Republican issues).
The edge pictures are great - the only comment is that there should be a way to connect the edge location to the faces. I can not tell for sure the location of the overlap or the priority of the lap. A photo taken slightly tilted might be better - when taking pictures of the lap areas themselves.
But the upright photos do show rather well what the real colonial edge looks like when done correctly on a two bar edger:
Note first the UNIFORM size and shape of the Circles and Rectangles.
Note the thickness of each element is stable.
No square corners - except at an overlap and that is an illusion
No WOBBLE - these dies had a retaining lip
Notice chipping of the edge die occurs in areas of high stress
The ONLY time the edge should deviate from this is when there were production problems in the mint during times of operation by insurgents or in the case of Republican mints when the operators used poor equipment. Knowing who ran each mint and when is critical and knowlegde is gained by experience (in the case of Colonials) or books like Resplandores (in the case of Republican issues).
