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New Member
Canada
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This is my first attempt at Macro Photography with my DSLR. I hope it's good quality and shows all the features correctly.   Edited by CoinWorldCanada 05/23/2020 8:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like it's been cleaned. Wipe marks all over the obverse.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
good photos, shows micro abrasions, the coin is worth melt value..
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New Member
 Canada
28 Posts |
I don't think it's cleaned but I think when I compare the real coin with the photo, it seems like the DSLR picked up much more then naked eye and even the black mark shown in the photo is a tiny silver scratch on the luster. It's very hard to accurately show the coin when comparing to what I am holding. I can't see 90% of the scratches when under a nice magnifying glass, I took the photos with at Nikon D350 and AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens.
Edited by CoinWorldCanada 05/23/2020 9:10 pm
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New Member
 Canada
28 Posts |
Here is the same coin image, taken with iPhone 11 Pro Max 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll say AU-53, perhaps 55, agree obverse shows very slight evidence of cleaning.
Edited by Coinfrog 05/23/2020 10:40 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
659 Posts |
All that being said - it is a nice looking coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
AU details, obverse has been lightly wiped. I've seen the same thing on some coins where I can't see anything under a loupe but the camera exposes an old cleaning. Might grade clean at a TPG depending on how they evaluate it.
Edited by fenton 05/24/2020 08:57 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
612 Posts |
The coin has been cleaned. What the other commenters are referring to are these "scrubbing" lines on the lower half of the obverse. I know it's disappointing, I have many Morgan and Peace dollars that look pretty good even under a 10X loupe, but for some reason the camera sees things that even a 10X loupe does not. Here's an enlarged section of your coin that shows the cleaning. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36746 Posts |
AU-55 details, harshly cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
Yep, harshly cleaned. IMO.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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