Derek
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Today has definitely been one of a learning experience today. I might also say this is kind of a introduction in a way as much as a post about my find since I am brand new to these forums. I made my first post today ever on the forum about that chinese "practice money" I found while taking a walk, and 2 hours ago I decided I wanted to recheck my dime rolls I got from the bank the other day after I learned about the 1982 no mintmark dime. I used to think that the only Roosevelt that were worth anything were the silver ones, but after doing a search online about key dates, I noticed that there was some talk about a no mintmark dime from 1982. That got me excited because I did see some dimes dated 1982 in my rolls, but I did not bother to look at the mintmarks at all. So I looked through them again, maybe 15 or so rolls, and found 2 1982 D dimes through the first 10, so that was disappointed, but then through another roll I got a 1982P, and then with just a couple rolls left I got a 1982 with no mintmark! I was literally cheering "Yeah!", because I literally have never owned a key date coin before - just old, ordinary, or silver ones. So if you can guess, I am a relatively new collector. I've collected for a few years, but mainly just silver or any old date even though I know nothing about them! I'm also wondering about the last couple dozen of rolls I searched and dumped before learning about those 1982 no dates. I hope they have nothing exciting in them!  .
Anyways, here is my find that got me so excited:
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I'm sorry if the image quality is bad, but I'm still not sure of the best way to photograph a coin, so I just put it in the scanner and scanned it up so you guys can see it.  If you guys could make a guess on grade and how much it would be worth that would be great. I know it goes for 300+ at MS 65 in the redbook, so I figure this one is maybe worth 100 at the lower grade it is. I'm not sure where to put a coin like this without losing it. I'm not the most responsible collector out there yet lol. Lastly, do you guys reckon I should slab a coin like this? I've never slabbed so I'm pretty clueless in that regard.
EDIT: Here are my updated Photos of the dime:
 Edited by Derek
07/11/2012 3:54 pm
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Since a dime is nominally 0.705 inch, I would recommend that you scan at 4200 DPI (or your scanner's max if it is less then that) and then make a shrunk image that is 800 pixels square and then adjusting JPEG settings until the file is just less than 100KB to upload here. If you can't get a good image at 800 pixels try 500, anything less than that probably doesn't help in grading. I always scan new coins at 7200 DPI (less for the 3 inch AtBs) and store raw BMPs zipped. I then use that image to shrink and process as needed for sharing and everyday viewing. I am also now taking pictures since I bought a modern digital SLR (Canon T2i, 21MP w/ EFS 18-55 & 18-135 zooms and an old Canon FD 35-105 zoom that has superior optics). My new phone has an 8MP camera that does a good job with macro shots for on-the-go shots. The scanner has served me well (HP Scanjet 4890) but with a scanner you are very limited with what you can do with lighting so the cameras definitely do bring something to the table. With the camera, a tripod is a must to get good, flat macro pictures. A dedicated macro lens is great if you can afford one, otherwise you can make a "poor man's macro" with a good lens and a reversing ring.
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Posted 07/11/2012 01:16 am
to the forums.
