Lever catalogue in ACBM

[Mister T]

Thanks interest. I wonder if the collar die is circular of square. If it's circular then I would think there's no right or wrong orientation.

[interest]

Interest - What photo software are you using to blow images up? I'm still struggling to take decent photos, but if I can blow up the photos I have, then that might be a start.

I've gone back over Fred's catalogues and some of his identifying notes need a bit more clarification, although it's hard to fault someone that has spent so much time and energy into developing such a comprehensive body of work.

I use a scanner Cannon 8800F. I scan at 1200 DPI use Photoshop for software, that way I can get it really big.
I'd like a good Camera, but then I'd love a Gibson ES-335 guitar.

[robbiegal]

I think my hubby wants one of those guitars too

[markn]

Is there any right or wrong position for interrupted edge milling?

No, there's not.  When placed in the press the collar die is not oriented rotationally so the relationship between the interrupted edge milling and the obverse/reverse die is completely random.  There was some thought for a while that perhaps it was fixed but a quick look at portable press coins a few years back showed that every time technicians removed the collar die it was put back a different way.

[markn]

Thanks interest. I wonder if the collar die is circular of square. If it's circular then I would think there's no right or wrong orientation.

It's circular and not keyed so the orientation is completely random.

[Goldseeker]

When I spoke to the RAM authorities re the reeding position I was informed that there was insufficient room to put a location stop on the die whatever.   I thought that they had fixed this problem with several of the recent $1 coins not showing any differences in the reeding position.

That changed dramatically when I minted the MYO coins on the VG presses a few weeks ago.   They are certainly not in the same location on either of the presses

[Mister T]

Thanks markn and Goldseeker. It had always appeared random to me, and from what I've seen of presses, the collar die does seem round, but you never know.