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SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 4:57 pm It doesn't make 65 to me either. I'm not willing to pronounce it "overdipped" right yet - overdipping sufficient to cause the granular effect on some of the coin would have completely stripped the luster long before. Instead, I think I'm seeing a curious effect of high-megapixel camera sensors on the look of a coin. I noticed it first with the 18MP T2i - it's as if there were sufficient pixels to capture each individual structure in the microscopic irregularity of the surface. I find it necessary to shoot RAW and remove chroma noise in post when shooting at that kind of pixel resolution. Between that and shooting through a slab, I can find most explanation for what the coin shows. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 5:56 pm I do not think it is over dipped. With that being said, I do not think it deserves a 65. Looks more like a MS-64 to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 8:43 pm MS-64. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/11/2015 9:23 pm I would think more like MS64 also. Apart from that, is it possible to dip a coin to (say, remove blotchy toning), without affecting the luster in any way? What are the characteristics of 'burning', associated with over dipping? I have never been tempted to dip a coin with good luster, hence the questions. Report this Post to the Staff
koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 05/12/2015 03:59 am Thanks all. Looking at it again I can see where it is perhaps the photographer stripping the saturation out of the image. Report this Post to the Staff
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