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Pillar of the Community
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Look at the reverse. There is a die crack through the "STAT" of "STATES." The coin is a B-5 BB-157 variety.
Edited by matthewvincent 04/03/2020 9:23 pm
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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
Edited by edweather 04/03/2020 9:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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They say it's genuine so VF-35
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Pillar of the Community
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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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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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This is much closer to the actual color. REALLY shows every little pimple. 
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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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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.
Edited by kanga 04/04/2020 11:44 am
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Pillar of the Community
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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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Pillar of the Community
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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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Pillar of the Community
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Blue background is what's making it go orange. Try a different color.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll say VF-30, but 35 wouldn't surprise me. Choice example in any event.
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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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