Hi All, I've attached two pictures, one of the carved coins I have recently done and one of strikes from my latest dies. All of these are going to the summer seminar, the coins to sell and the tokens as little business cards. The lettering was done on my pantograph and the lamp was hammer and chisel carved. The proof effect was done by glass beading the die and careful polishing with 1500 grit paper to shine the surface, which becomes the background on the coin. Tom, the ANA has two seminars, both of which are one week in two consecutive years. One is for die cutting, one is for plate engraving. The plate class is taught by a BEP engraver, the guy who cut the plate for the ten dollar bill. You must send a application for the classes, but if I made it, anyone can. For more information, point your browser to
www.money.org and look for the Art of Engraving scholarships.
Joe Paonessa