HELLO!

One year ago today I said goodbye to one of the bravest, smartest and loving spirits I've ever known. I think about you every day, and I am a fundamentally different person without you, my beloved Nikko.

Another creation using #Mandelbulb3D

*Created using Chaotica!

"Lines of Force"

Another MB3D Fractal original...reminded me of something M.C.Escher might have drawn!

Yeah, other stuff had me pulled away for a while. Life is a circle!

Created using Mandelbulb 3D

Created in Mandelbulb3D

Great example of an improper alloy mixture, on a high grade 1905 Indian Head Cent.

Newest MB3D render, slight post in CS6 for coloring and sharpness.

Created using Mandelbulb3D, in 2015

Created using Mandelbulb3D, some years ago.

Die clashes occur when both hammer and anvil dies (containing the design for the 'heads' and 'tails' of the coin) hit each other with no coin blank (planchet) present. The result can be dramatic, as in

Cuds are formed from dies that have a piece break off on the edge. This leaves an area that contains no design (obviously, haven fallen away), and subsequent planchets (coin blanks) struck by that die

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Where parts of the obverse get transferred to the reverse die, and vice versa. Caused by no planchet (blank) present in the striking chamber.

Seeing as it's my birthyear, I try to collect what I can find for errors/varieties for 1966. THIS is on my top 2 list for MUST HAVES. 1966-P WDDO-001!

Yet ANOTHER 1925-S WDDO-001 cherrypicked from the `Bay. $50 coin, had for $10. Knowledge IS power!!