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New Member
United States
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This is more or less my first attempt at taking pictures of a coin, so if you need better shots I can try again later tonight.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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in the photos I don't see any marks at all in the fields or on the portrait but the pictures seem to look a little fuzzy to me (may be my own eyes), if this is a true representation of the coin I would say MS-63 or MS-64 and could be higher I am just not comfortable giving a higher grade looking at pictures like this where I can't really see the luster of the coin very well and the picture looks fuzzy where I can't be sure if there are marks I am just not seeing. Add all that to this being a series I just don't collect and only have one in my collection in my 7070 album I am flirting with disaster even trying to comment on a specific grade I think the coin is
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09/20/2007 1:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1267 Posts |
BOOM-SHAKKA-LAKKA, MS-64...
Ben
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New Member
 United States
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It's a pretty clean coin. There's a small rim ding at about 7 o'clock on the obverse, but other than that I can't see any other marks with the coin in hand.
I'll try some different light sources and exposure times tonight if I get a chance. I think it'll take a bit of trial and error to get the most out of what the camera can do.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I did see the rim ding after I responded but I still stand with my first grades because I don't think the ding will bring the coin any lower than a 63
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1984 Posts |
It's a truly lovely coin. I'm not prepared to go as high as the others due to my pessimistic nature and my desire to see more pics without the reflectivity in the surfaces, especially the obverse.
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New Member
United States
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Here's the ebay picture upon which I based my purchase:  At the very least, I can say my initial picture is a bit better.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Egads! The ebay pic is as lousy as usual. LOL Your pics are much better. I'll go along with the others MS63-64 based on what can be seen. Barbers are one series where I really like the appearance of MS coins better than circulated ones. Nice coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1984 Posts |
Wow, your pics are much better, I hope this means you got a good deal on it! I'm still a bit suspicious of the surfaces and I can't tell from the pics whether it would be destined for a body bag if sent to PCGS/NGC. Still an awesome coin!
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New Member
United States
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I think I got a pretty good deal. I ended up paying $13, including shipping. It was described as "AU+" and I was hoping for VF+ or XF. I'll try to use a second light source at a bit of an angle to improve the pictures. That and a shorter exposure should help reduce the reflectivity of the fields a bit, I think. I'm not planning to send it off for grading. I bought it to fill the Barber dime spot in my 20th century type set. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the pictures arent bad just too light. try to shorten the exposure if you can , but it looks like fairly even light
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New Member
United States
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Two new shots.   |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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with the second set of pictures I think I will change my grade to AU-55 also although it may go MS but I am just not confident enough in my grading ability on these coins to say it will definately go MS
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU-55, great looking coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I love the way the grades went down when the photo resolved.. :D
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Posted 09/20/2007 2:04 pm
