Last photo spot on....your just begining to know the areas of interest by your photo's..
the last photo above the second star, your last photo, shows the clashing of the T which many times includes the S or say ST as the S is found higher in the hair of your LAST posted photo..
As for a G clash possibility the rotation is not far enough up along the chin line..However the Neck clashing is in prime position and looks strong enough for a "possible N or IN clash"
A scnn can not capture this many times as its laying so flat...and with die varieties such as this, the light must be at an angled to the coin for the impression to be seen,,
Find some one with a decent camera to take some close ups of these two area's
Vary the light on the coin , lighting from directly above not down or too the side..
Simply view the coin from the camera and turn the coin so you get the best contrast over the area of interest. you will then see these details we are speaking about and you are learning of...snap the shot and let us see what you find....
Honestly this is a big dollar coin to begin with despite if it is or is not a new
VAM...
I would recommend spending around $40-$50 bucks on eBay and buy a cheap DINO LITE Micro scope.....rather than a camera...it will let you hand hold this micro scope camera focus and see the details your trying to capture....
YET one other option I have never tried as your using a scanner and getting pretty good results....place something under the coin to raise it so possibly it will reveal a better photo/scan of the area of interest..not other area's may be out of focus but we really don't care about any thing but detailed samples of the area of interest...In a common photo one would not wish only one spot on the photo to be in focus...you have only 2 areas of interest to play with...the Hair Vee and the Neck...so give it a go, I will do some quick research of what your looking for, so when you play with your coin you will know what you are supposed to be looking for,,,Gene Back in a bit...
Posted 10/25/2011 11:49 pm
let us know what you find...Gene
