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jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 02/03/2013 09:15 am Hi everyone, any thoughts on the grade? Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff

inventor719 Valued Member Canada 189 Posts	Posted 02/03/2013 09:40 am I am not the best at grading the old queen portrait but, my guess would be F12 to VF20 Report this Post to the Staff
bmxboy Valued Member Canada 389 Posts	Posted 02/03/2013 7:42 pm vf 20 Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 02/03/2013 8:18 pm VF20 "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
cameron93 Valued Member Canada 190 Posts	Posted 02/03/2013 11:05 pm Hi jd, Welcome to CCF... :) I recommend one image in a picture... try to have the coin aligned for viewing. I've enhanced your photo a bit... in my opinion this coin is a solid VF-30+... maybe even EF. Fairly low mintage at 580K... "Trends" lists value at VF30 $107 to $150 EF. Take care, and Have a Great Monday! cameron93 Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 12:06 am What a difference the enhanced photo makes,I now agree with cameron93. Still have 3 hours to make it through Sunday. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 05:54 am With the larger photo It does look better than VF-20, but the toning always throws me off. I'll say VF-30 too Report this Post to the Staff
Pokermandude Pillar of the Community Canada 1192 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 1:53 pm EF-45 IMO. It is much better than a VF-30. Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 2:58 pm Hi Cameron, thanks for enhancing the quality, I think myself it is a strong XF but the photo didn't do the coin justice, how were you able to enhance the photo? Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
wireman09 Pillar of the Community Canada 972 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 5:49 pm And I thought I was a tough grader. Coin looks better than VF to me. I have to go EF40. Report this Post to the Staff
cameron93 Valued Member Canada 190 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 11:54 pm Hi jd, Hope all's going well with you and yours... :) To enhance the image you need to copy it into a picture editing program... I like to use Microsoft Office Picture Manager... I usually begin by increasing the size of the image as large as I can get to before the pixelation or focus breaks down... By enhancing brightness and contrast you can take images that are too dark and tweak them up a bit to give you a better view of what's there... and by removing some of the colour saturation you may be able to reveal imperfections hiding beneath colour and sheen... CCF forums only allow for a small size picture, so as mentioned it's best to put only one side of coin into an image... also for benefit of viewing make sure that the rotation is aligned... this can also be achieved in picture editing by rotating coin image by degree... Make sure when taking original photos that you use macro setting on camera which will allow you to get closer to coin and achieve a more detailed image... Re comments on grade... I agree that coin may be higher than VF30+... but not confident on making that estimation based on an enhanced image from an initial source that lacked clarity... Hope that helped out some... :) Take care, and Have a Great Tuesday! cameron93 Report this Post to the Staff
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