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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I think this is a nice one. It has quite a lot of lustre left on it but the bag marks spoil it a bit EF ? Opinions.     |
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Australia
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I doubt the scans are doing it any favors and it most likely looks much nicer in hand. I can see EF if it has some lustre. Do you have a camera rather than a scanner?
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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EF, perhaps good gEF. The hair on the side of the King's head is a little weak, but that may be due to the strike.
The outsides of some of the lettering appears to be a little weak, but that may just be a foible of the scanner.
This coin would most probably look better in the hand.
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Pillar of the Community
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I doubt the scans are doing it any favors and it most likely looks much nicer in hand. I can see EF if it has some lustre. Do you have a camera rather than a scanner?
No I only have a crappy old digital that is useless at close ups. I do have a usb microscope but they aren't much good for whole coins  Quote:
EF, perhaps good gEF. The hair on the side of the King's head is a little weak, but that may be due to the strike.
The outsides of some of the lettering appears to be a little weak, but that may just be a foible of the scanner.
This coin would most probably look better in the hand. It does look better in hand, the scanner is definitely unflattering  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Time to invest in a new camera trout. For $100 you can get an 'OK' one. A nice coin anyway  |
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Time to invest in a new camera trout. For $100 you can get an 'OK' one. A nice coin anyway Yea I know, Any suggestions ? I don't want to spend too much, I would rather buy coins than cameras |
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Australia
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i agree EF you could probably argue gEF tho. Also the orb under the cross on the crown looks okay usually it is one of the first things to go on a worn coin.
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Australia
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I'm going out there on this one, but I reckon that would be aUNC if there is plenty of lustre in the fields.
Big coins like that will always mark up easy, and the orb is just touched off.
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Also the orb under the cross on the crown looks okay usually it is one of the first things to go on a worn Yes the lines on the orb are good also the jewels are virtually untouched, they loose their definition extremely fast in circulation. The ear and the hair is a heap better in hand, I am definitely going to have to get a half decent camera |
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Awesome Slabbing Services gives you an AU58  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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trout1105: I suggest you buy yourself a USB microscope.
They can be had for about $80.
There in no eyepiece, the image goes direct to the screen, and to record the image, a single mouse click is all that is required, which is recorded as a JPEG file.
Some skill is required to set up the lighting, but that can quickly be acquired.
Have a look ar some of the images posted by
nancyc.
They are most effective, and provide all the justification you will need to buy one.
JAYCAR in Perth would be able to sell you one. Give them a 'phone call.
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Pillar of the Community
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trout1105: I suggest you buy yourself a USB microscope.
They can be had for about $80.
I have one Sel but any coin larger than a 3d or 1 cent is impossible to photograph the entire coin. The close ups were taken with the USB digital and they are fine. I use it all the time when I get new batches of 3d and 6d coins to get a grade and look for the odd error, they are fantastic for that and detailed close up work. I am taking enwarbs advice and have decided to upgrade my aging camera and go for something with a few more megawhatsits so that I can get a real picture instead of a scan of the coins. I'm afraid that my IPhone and my old Kodak easy share are not up to the task. Anyway its a good excuse to spend a few quid and get a new toy |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I have seen a school science lab. retort stand used to mount the microscope.
In this case, you just lift the microscope up to 18" above the coin, to photograph all of it.
Additional lighting may be required which you can set up at an oblique angle, to accentuate the relief on the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll give it a try Sel |
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Pillar of the Community
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Good oh Sel. Here's my fancy camera set up,fiddly to focus but it works.  I'm still going to get a better camera tho   Edited by trout1105
05/12/2012 01:29 am
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Still plenty of lustre,shame about the coin strike marks though,still a nice coin |
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Posted 05/11/2012 10:55 am
