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1799 Draped Bust Dollar For Grading And Critique Of Photos

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 Posted 04/03/2020  9:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewvincent to your friends list
Look at the reverse. There is a die crack through
the "STAT" of "STATES."
The coin is a B-5 BB-157 variety.

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 Posted 04/03/2020  9:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add edweather to your friends list
Looks genuine. BB-157 with the die crack through STATES on the reverse. Maybe a later die state, with the crack through T in STATES.

edit: hahaha I didn't see your post
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 Posted 04/03/2020  9:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GrapeCollects to your friends list
They say it's genuine so VF-35
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 Posted 04/03/2020  9:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewvincent to your friends list
https://www.PCGS.com/coinfacts/coin...bb-157/40049

The die crack extends from the last "S" in "STATES"
all the way to the tail feathers!
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 Posted 04/03/2020  11:50 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list
I'd say VF-30. Very creative use of Legos! I think the cell phone photos are definitely better, but you may need to change your lighting source or tweak the color balance of your photos to get the color more accurate.
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 Posted 04/04/2020  12:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewvincent to your friends list
Thanks, Zurie. I thought that the phone pics showed more detail too. It was a dreary day - no bright sunlight. Artificial light was only option. "Tweak the color balance?""" Hmm. I'll see what I can do.
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 Posted 04/04/2020  01:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add matthewvincent to your friends list
This is much closer to the actual color.
REALLY shows every little pimple.
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 Posted 04/04/2020  05:16 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SilverLee33 to your friends list
She's a beauty! I'm not qualified to give my opinion for a grade~ but I can give my opinion on your homemade, lego version of a tripod and I think it's very ingenious and clever~
A+ for originality!
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 Posted 04/04/2020  11:44 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kanga to your friends list
Photo pair 1 is terrible.
The coins is made of silver, not copper.

The lighting on the second pair corrects for the color problem.
When I compare them to the third image I can see that intensity was a bit weak.
Also the coin was lit from the south.
The recommended direction is the northwest.

Since the third image is "much closer to the actual color" I like it.
But it was lit from the northeast.
Orient it so that the lighting direction is from the northwest and I think you'll have nailed it.
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 Posted 04/04/2020  12:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DoctorBurnzy to your friends list
The last photo is much better. I have a question because this coin is only one I see in LCS from time to time 1500 -2500 ...how many known varieties for the 1799 are there?
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 Posted 04/04/2020  1:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GrapeCollects to your friends list
@DocBurnz

This site has a wealth of info on DB dollars if you're interested!

http://www.earlydollars.org/index.asp
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 Posted 04/04/2020  4:02 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list
It looks like you reduced the color saturation so much that it's now a black and white photo. I don't know what your coin really looks like, but you could adjust the color with photo editing software to get a more realistic picture. In any case, it's a great looking coin!

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 Posted 04/04/2020  4:05 pm  Show Profile   Check 52Raymo's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add 52Raymo to your friends list
Blue background is what's making it go orange. Try a different color.
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 Posted 04/04/2020  4:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
I'll say VF-30, but 35 wouldn't surprise me. Choice example in any event.
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 Posted 04/06/2020  09:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jason39305 to your friends list
Really nice coin! I like the lego setup you have there. It might be because you didn't have any white pieces to make the flat area you set the coin on, but using white or gray legos might help with the color balance.
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