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New Member
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Opinions? (Now, with new, larger, slightly less yellow, pictures!)   If anyone could explain why it misses the Full Bands designation, I'd appreciate it. Edited by MorePower
09/22/2007 1:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll go MS-64 on this one. I think it might be FB, but not entirely sure from the pic. It is at least close to FB. Mercs are one of my favorite series, and that's a nice one  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I don't really have a grade for you but thought I would tell you that you may want to set the white balance on your camera to get that yellowish color off the coin
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New Member
 United States
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Good call. Auto white balance is usually pretty good on the camera, but it looks like it's a bit off this time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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MS64, from what I can tell from the picture it's not fb...close but not quit.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with the majority, I feel this one is a MS-64, possibly FB.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1984 Posts |
I'll go AG-3.
Just kidding. I agree with the majority. Not quite FB but tantalizingly close.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
675 Posts |
The new pictures give me more faith that this is a full band coin, at least to my eyes.
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Valued Member
United States
330 Posts |
There is a small darker spot on the bottom band right over the top of the middle rod in the fasces. I can not tell without being able to adjust the angle of the coin but that appears to be the spot where the bands touch. I like the very burst-like appearance of this one.
Thanks and nice pictures.
Jim
Edited by justjimrob
09/25/2007 2:09 pm
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New Member
United States
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Jim,
Thanks for the info. That spot is (was) a bit of fluff from somewhere. The bands do not touch at that point.
The coin is really nice in-hand. That gold hue shown in the new pictures is pretty close to what the coin actually looks like.
Edited by MorePower
09/25/2007 2:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I based my thought about FB on the very middle of the middle band.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
Looking at your coin again, It looked like a FB to me. Maybe if you could take a clear and closer picture of the bands? I honestly can see it go both ways. When I quickly look at it, I see FB...but if I look at it carefully, I see some slight weakness? Maybe it's the pic?
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Valued Member
United States
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MorePower,
I guess I should ask why you say it misses FSB. Did someone grade the coin for you? Sometimes if the bands are flat it might not pass. A strict FSB should have a completely separated set of rounded bands (at least in my experience). I can't get a feel for the dimension of the bands but if you say the spec was lint and the bands are slightly rounded I think it might go FSB.
I have some examples that I will try to post. With the help of some posters in the photography forum I am learning how to get close-ups with my camera.
Thanks,
Jim
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