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Pillar of the Community
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Ok thanks will try that !!
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Rest in Peace
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and use a toothpick or porcupine quill Tooth pick ,no problem. but where in the HECK am I supposed to find a porcupine quill in south eastern N.Y.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yep, we need better photos and a cleaner mm area  |
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Pillar of the Community
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...find a porcupine quill on ebayPlus devices like this or a thorn of a rose will not damage/scratch the patina of a coin possibly lowering it's grade: especially applicable for high-value proof like surfaces. Since I have several on the hand always I use them for all of my coins. |
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Here's another one !  |
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Ha! Just bought me some porcupine quills. Have always been meaning to get around to it, so thanks for the link.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm not seeing anyhting, but I'm afraid we'll need an even closer shot, where the MM pretty much dominates the picture.
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Ithis as good as my phone goin to let if you can't see any advise on getting a better picture thanks   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Sorry, not sharp enough to see the MM and the field around it clearly, which is what we need. Size is right, detail is not.
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09/12/2015 5:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I see you have an iPhone... These are GREAT at taking photos of coins, and heres how to take good ones:
Get a stack of books, flips, anything really (i use hard foam cut into a stand) and place your phone so just a little bit more than the camera is hanging off. Then, take a photo! Works really well!
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I see you have an iPhone... Here ya go so reinventing the wheel will not be necessary: proper lighting, acceptable glare, managing reflective patina, iOS software interfacing tips, you name it; it's here. You will be amazed at some of the photos that an outdated iPhone 4S is capable of. Check it out. It's better than dropping $ 200+ on expensive equipment that a user may not already possess etc: https://goccf.com/t/160092Good luck |
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It looks like a ball serif mint mark style. MMS-006 http://varietyvista.com/San%20Franc...20Styles.htmCirculation may have flattened it a bit. But the mint marks are punched into the die and if the alignment is not exact, then it can be deeper than normal making the mint mark look wider/taller. If there was a separation between the punches, then it be called a RPM. But this one is just fuller shaped. http://coppercoins.com/lincoln/dies...ie_state=ldsNote the shape of this mint mark. The doubling is not on the mint mark, but in the field SE of the mint mark. |
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Also you can get handheld microscopes for 20-30 $ on ebay that are great for pictures. Takes about a day of playing around to really get used to it but I was very happy when I got one by Celestron 2.0 handheld micrscope. 2.0 meaning it plugs into a USB so you need a computer of course probably works on tablet to but I don't own one I wouldn't know :) |
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