A type of "slide" for scopes

[stoneman227]

A bit late to the party Viv but you could get a dime store stainless steel rule and cover it in clear packing tape. I can't imagine that tape scratching a coin and you can't get much thinner.

John

[VAB2013]

A bit late to the party Viv but you could get a dime store stainless steel rule and cover it in clear packing tape. I can't imagine that tape scratching a coin and you can't get much thinner.

John

Thank you John! We are on the same track here! I have given strong consideration to wood, and it's not out of the mix yet. But, today I was thinking about a spackling tool because it is pretty flat and has a handle, either plastic or maybe metal so if I needed to bend the handle a little bit. The flatter the better for the way my scope works. If metal I would need to cover it with something because the shiny metal might be worse than looking at brand new Shield cents

[Petespockets55]

Thank you John! We are on the same track here! I have given strong consideration to wood, and it's not out of the mix yet. But, today I was thinking about a spackling tool because it is pretty flat and has a handle, either plastic or maybe metal so if I needed to bend the handle a little bit. The flatter the better for the way my scope works. If metal I would need to cover it with something because the shiny metal might be worse than looking at brand new Shield cents

Black construction paper with tape on it to keep the paper from fraying?

[stoneman227]

I used flat black spray paint to kill the reflection where the coin sets on my full coin reflection rig
http://www.lincolncentforum.com/foru...highlight=1944

John

[VAB2013]

Thank you Cliff and John! You guys have great ideas and I really appreciate your help! I'm leaning toward getting the 6" spackling tool in metal and painting the shiny metal black (unless I can find one already black) that way I can get 2 rolls of 8 cents (maybe 3 if I can figure out how to get rid of the posts that hold the slide clips) It will be nice to be more efficient with the time I have to roll search!

[ray_parkhurst]

I use plastic discs, either 60mm or 75mm diameter. One side I stick photographic velvet sticker material, so that the background disappears when I take photos of the coin. Other side I put a true grey sticker material for white balancing and sometimes as a background for proving the photo is color-corrected.

edited to add: I call these "transfer discs"

[TPring]

What do you guys use instead of placing your coin on a slide to see it under your scopes? I need something better than an index card, because I put 8 coins on a card and look at the fronts, flip the coins over to see the reverses and after a few rolls the index card gets bent and it messes up the focus.

I'm just about ready to go cut the handle off my spatula LOL... ideas appreciated!

Heh -- You need to look at erecting a conveyor belt.

[VAB2013]

Heh -- You need to look at erecting a conveyor belt.

that's a great idea TPring! I'm just trying to maximize the time I have to search and hopefully find more!

I don't think I mentioned this but before I started this thread and was looking for ideas, I was at Wally World and the only thing I found that I thought might work was a 35 pack of 4x6 foam sheets in "bright neon colors" for a buck so I got them. I've cut one to fit the index card and taped it at the bottom and have been using this for about a week. Here's what I like about it... the foam is soft against the coin, I can get 14 Lincoln's on it at a time and it's sturdy enough to keep the coins on there without them falling off and the foam actually helps to keep the coin on there. Also funny... I can dig my fingernails into the foam and it actually helps to move the coins around under the scope to where I need to see! Downside... ugly neon colors!

I want to cut the 2 posts that hold the clips off the platform of the Celestron. Then I can add another roll of cents and have 21 on there at a time

[jfines69]

You need something with rows and columns so you don't get the coins confused when the same date/mm

[VAB2013]

You need something with rows and columns so you don't get the coins confused when the same date/mm

Thanks to you guys I can just about look at any coin, except for wheats, and know what to look for so having dates mixed up doesn't mess with me anymore! Since I am not pre-looking at the coins before I scope them, having more to see at once saves time instead of putting one coin under the scope at a time. The more the merrier!