I'm a bit confused. Have you gone through the USCG to try to get an authentic lens? That would be much better than a replica. At Sea Girt, our lens has gone missing, too, and the Coast Guard doesn't know of its whereabouts. We were able to find a 4th Order lens in Oz for $20,000 on eBay. That might have been a once-in-a-lifetime oppurtunity, but have all the possibilites been covered for a real lens before getting a replica made?

Just a thought....


EDIT: Was just looking at the Ponce Inlet Light web store, and found this...for $18,000, you can get a full size replica 4th Order Fresnel. Might be something to think about...

http://www.poncelighthousestore.org/prod...T_ID=15&P_ID=67