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1945-S RPM#3...S/S/S??

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    1945-S RPM#3...S/S/S??

    I'm starting to go through the stack of new RPMs I've accumulated but not fully attributed/inventoried over the last several years, and of course the first one I picked up needed further study! The coin is RPM#3, in Stage B. Photos I've seen show something anomalous on the lower curve but it's hard to tell what is going on. The example I have also shows an anomaly there, so I decided to do a 3D rendering of it to see what it would show. The conclusion I make is the lower curve is actually a major pickup point for the variety. The lower serif is also doubled nicely, and there is clear separation and notching from the two MM punchings. Now I'm wondering if this isn't actually a S/S/S since I can't imagine how the far left portion of the curve could be part of the same secondary punching that caused the lower serif and lower curve doubling.

    Here are the photos:









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    First of all, Great Shots!!! I have really got to try that; though it appears to be your business (coin photo's) can you give a hint what program you used?

    Back to your question . . . I see your point and not sure I have an answer, but are you sure that's a RPM-003? Given the MM style (especially upper Serif), it looks more like the RPM-002; Yes/No, or is it just my old mind failing?

    Semper Fidelis,

    fallguy

    PS: Merry Christmas & the Best of New Years!!

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      Which come to think of it, maybe that's the answer: a Ball over the Trumpet Tail; notice how the bottom of the top curve "sets back on it's haunches" like the Trumpet? Yet has the rightward slant on the tail like the Ball???

      Just speculation from a novice, mind you.

      Semper Fidelis,

      fallguy

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        Originally posted by fallguy View Post
        First of all, Great Shots!!! I have really got to try that; though it appears to be your business (coin photo's) can you give a hint what program you used?

        Back to your question . . . I see your point and not sure I have an answer, but are you sure that's a RPM-003? Given the MM style (especially upper Serif), it looks more like the RPM-002; Yes/No, or is it just my old mind failing?

        Semper Fidelis,

        fallguy

        PS: Merry Christmas & the Best of New Years!!
        Merry Christmas to you as well!

        This can be done with any of the various stacking programs. Zerene, CombineZP, Helicon, etc. You can also export the data to a 3D rendering program for the output if you want to get really fancy!

        And actually, I only take pics as a hobby, though I do build setups for folks who want to take their own pics. But in case you want to do the 3D thing, it requires a pretty unique system that I can't reproduce easily.

        I triple-checked the attribution, and this is indeed RPM#3 based on the diagnostics. But it is similar to RPM#2, which is listed as S/S/S. I think RPM#3 is also S/S/S West and Tilted.

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          Originally posted by fallguy View Post
          Which come to think of it, maybe that's the answer: a Ball over the Trumpet Tail; notice how the bottom of the top curve "sets back on it's haunches" like the Trumpet? Yet has the rightward slant on the tail like the Ball???

          Just speculation from a novice, mind you.

          Semper Fidelis,

          fallguy
          An overlay would prove this one way or the other. I still haven't mastered overlays. Probably just not using the right software. Jason does excellent ones...

          Jason, any interest in doing an overlay on this one?

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            Thanks for the info and good luck on finalizing the attribution; hopefully you'll let us know the definitive answer. BTW, I use Paintshop Pro or a similar package to do simple overlays by reducing the opacity of my exemplar and just slide it over my target. If you use layers, you can put in alignment marks and then save the "combined" photo into most any format you want; rudimentary, but relatively quick and easy. BTW2, might contact you on the photo setup as I seem to be either to old, or dumb, to do it myself!

            Semper Fidelis,

            fallguy

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