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The hardest part is trying to find nice coins for the grade, at a reasonable price. I think I have mentioned this before in the thread, but I want coins without any toning. That way, there are no boosts/deductions from nice/ugly toning. It also makes it easier to see all the details, and how wear detracts from the grade. Basically, the goal is to put together a physical grading guide, that clearly shows how the Morgan dollar circulated. Edited by Canadian-Banknotes
08/13/2014 9:08 pm
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I think the idea is awesome in many ways. One being I just love morgans and anything to do with them. I think having one graded from p-ms will be not only interesting to look at, but I know for someone like me it would be invaluable to learn how to properly grade a Morgan. It's like photo grade but the real thing. So its a big challenge? Thats should make it fun. Life is full of challenges. The only down side is finding a coin you need ,in that grade raw, and having to send it in and pay for it to be graded. Awesome idea and good luck
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I agree, I think its a great and unique idea. I think if you picked a year like 78 or 21 you would be able to do it without too much trouble. If you were going to use 1921, it would have to be the '21-D. It's the only mm (from 1921) that has a full population from PO-01 to MS-67. Quote:
The only down side is finding a coin you need ,in that grade raw, and having to send it in and pay for it to be graded. Awesome idea and good luck I generally try and buy coins that have already been graded, just to avoid the extra expense. This set will take me a while to complete, but I am not going to rush it. The thrill of the hunt is just as nice as the coins themselves. |
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I finally get to update this thread again, I've been meaning to post this coin for a while. I picked up a MS-63 for the set.     There is a die chip on the Eagles breast, I will post full-size pictures of the coin in the VAM section of the forum, too see if I can get any more information. http://goccf.com/t/194194Hopefully, I can continue to add some more coins in 2015.  [Edit: Added link to VAM thread] Edited by Canadian-Banknotes
07/15/2017 11:48 pm
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You know, I've just had a sort of an epiphany here. Images as large and clear as yours, shown on a big, high resolution smartphone screen (I have an LG G3), may be the sweet spot for grading from images. It banishes the analysis paralysis of seeing every nick on a big monitor while having the resolution to show every detail. I've been seeing this with Heritage stuff, and I really like it.
Edit to add: Looks like the VAM-28 reverse, but I don't see the scratch on the wing.
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Those are great photos! They even show up incredibly sharp on my dinosaur S2 :p
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Nice '78-S! I'll wait for your post in the VAM section before I offer a VAM guess.  |
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I have to say, I really look forward to your posts, Canadian-Banknotes because your photos are always so stunning.
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Any time you want to walk the path he did, we can teach you to duplicate his results.  |
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Thanks for all the compliments on the pictures. Quote:
Any time you want to walk the path he did, we can teach you to duplicate his results. Just be warned, coin photography can turn into an addiction pretty quickly.  |
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I've always wanted to have pictures of all my coins neatly organized, but that'd require a camera. I'll definitely be looking into it!
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Another recent raw purchase for the set.   Edited by Canadian-Banknotes
07/15/2017 11:53 pm
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Very nice. I love dark, circulated Morgans. They're easy to photograph too.
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