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by messydesk
Thu Aug 23, 2018 1:38 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: O/T Vammers Eye!!!!!
Replies: 11
Views: 6297

Re: O/T Vammers Eye!!!!!

Heavy die wear. Eventually, the fields of a die will receive a "ghost" image from the outline of the design on the opposite die due to the way the metal flows. You are seeing the outline of the eagle's wings in the obverse field. The thinner the coin, the sooner these show up.
by messydesk
Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:51 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Purdy 21........-S
Replies: 7
Views: 4789

Re: Purdy 21........-S

CascadeChris wrote:
Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:37 am
Yeah. I remember that one you picked up in Anaheim or Denver; a 66 IIRC?
65 from a Stack's/Bowers auction. Heritage just sold a similar one at the ANA show.
by messydesk
Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:26 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Purdy 21........-S
Replies: 7
Views: 4789

Re: Purdy 21........-S

Nice. When you find a well-struck 21-S with silky luster, you buy it. The spot on the lower reverse bugs me, but it's otherwise a nice looking coin.
by messydesk
Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:54 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: June 2018 submissions
Replies: 2
Views: 1842

Re: June 2018 submissions

I have them. I posted it on the BST board. I haven't done much with them due to wrapping up the migration and the ANA show, but now I can spend time getting everything worked up and getting people their grades and fees.
by messydesk
Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:15 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: NEW DC pages
Replies: 6
Views: 4026

Re: NEW DC pages

I've used this process a couple of times. It really cleans up the page. Here's an example: http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1903-P_VAM-5 Once the pics are uploaded, the rest it typing in the info and updating the photo names for the corresponding VAM. If the main pickups...
by messydesk
Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:21 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: NEW DC pages
Replies: 6
Views: 4026

Re: NEW DC pages

My "to do" list includes adding a template for new listings to the new wiki. Until then, this is the best way to add a page: 1. Go to the 1878 VAM 9 page. It defines lots of sections and uses more Mediawiki features than the other pages. 2. Go into edit mode and copy all of the markup for the page t...
by messydesk
Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:56 am
Forum: Test Feedback
Topic: email notification of PMs???
Replies: 4
Views: 3697

Re: email notification of PMs???

I will look into this Wednesday. I changed the "from" address for notifications from my personal one to a "no reply" address, and the AWS mail server might have choked on that.
by messydesk
Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:04 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Pre-ANA VAMWorld Migration Updates
Replies: 40
Views: 20038

Re: Pre-ANA VAMWorld Migration Updates

78-S did marriage charts seem to be missing http://ec2-13-58-222-16.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wiki/1878-S_Die_Marriage_Chart Custom objects, widgets, doo-dads, and such like the one that was there didn't get transferred. Likewise for the VAMs by date, which is one reason you see a simple tabl...
by messydesk
Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:25 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: VAMWorld wiki is back up
Replies: 6
Views: 4514

Re: VAMWorld wiki is back up

So what did you determine to be the problem? Logically, I wouldn't think the external linking parser would cause a problem as it was on at the old VW and all worked fine with that platform. This platform seems to be better and more than capable to have this option turned on. Thoughts?.......Andrew ...
by messydesk
Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:44 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Pre-ANA VAMWorld Migration Updates
Replies: 40
Views: 20038

Re: Pre-ANA VAMWorld Migration Updates

CascadeChris wrote:
Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:39 pm
Attriburion pages are now dead on my end. Something wrong?
Back up and running.
by messydesk
Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:43 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: VAMWorld wiki is back up
Replies: 6
Views: 4514

Re: VAMWorld wiki is back up

Back up as of 4:45 CDT.
by messydesk
Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:23 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: VAMWorld wiki is back up
Replies: 6
Views: 4514

Re: VAMWorld is down!

I'll have to fix it tonight (probably by 5:00 CDT). This might have to do with my attempt at enabling inlining external image links last night.
by messydesk
Tue Aug 21, 2018 2:54 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 1878-S Vam 26 EDS, Vam 60, Vam 57’s Vam 26 LDS Long Nocks B-1 Rev
Replies: 23
Views: 11059

Re: 1878-S Vam 26 EDS, Vam 60, Vam 57’s Vam 26 LDS Long Nocks B-1 Rev

I had an interesting conversation with David McCarthy (numismatist at Kagin's, ANA Numismatist of the Year for 2018) on Saturday about this and other interesting long nock stuff that's been in the news.
by messydesk
Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:44 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 1878-S Vam 26 EDS, Vam 60, Vam 57’s Vam 26 LDS Long Nocks B-1 Rev
Replies: 23
Views: 11059

Re: 1878-S Vam 26 EDS, Vam 60, Vam 57’s Vam 26 LDS Long Nocks B-1 Rev

Here's the crude diagram I ended up drawing for myself at a late night hotel coin-lookin'-at session with John R and Ash that finally put me in the "26 EDS was first" camp.
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by messydesk
Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:06 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 1874 Morgan medal
Replies: 3
Views: 2339

Re: 1874 Morgan medal

Yeah, that's a mighty nice medal. JK had people asking him for it on Saturday, still. It's hard for pictures to do the relief and detail justice.
by messydesk
Mon Aug 20, 2018 2:26 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: ANA VAM Meat-n-Greet
Replies: 10
Views: 5362

Re: ANA VAM Meat-n-Greet

It was a really good meat-n-greet. We were sitting far enough in the back of the restaurant that we were probably where they dumped the ash from the furnaces at the mint.
by messydesk
Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:33 pm
Forum: Test Feedback
Topic: Private Messages Stuck in Outbox?
Replies: 2
Views: 2624

Re: Private Messages Stuck in Outbox?

This is a feature of the framework. It gives you a chance to edit message or delete one you realize you'll regret having sent.
by messydesk
Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:02 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: 1884CC
Replies: 9
Views: 4681

Re: 1884CC

4B
by messydesk
Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:08 pm
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Has anyone seen this Before 1886 O
Replies: 6
Views: 3717

Re: Has anyone seen this Before 1886 O

I haven't seen that before.
by messydesk
Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:42 am
Forum: Discussion Forum
Topic: Pre-ANA VAMWorld Migration Updates
Replies: 40
Views: 20038

Re: Pre-ANA VAMWorld Migration Updates

Il turn it on layer this weekend after I'm home from the ANA show.