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AT214 Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 11:05 pm @Silverworld11 I have been collecting coins for a few years, started when I realized I had a steel Wheat penny and when I realized it, it was too late and it was gone, was very very crushing. My uncle collects coins and he showed me his collection when I was younger and I thought it was fascinating but just thought you had to have a lot of money and time ( which is not plentiful with 3 children lol) but after the steel Wheat penny incident, no penny got spent until I made sure it wasn't a Wheat penny, it just recently expanded to the other coins but that started with the freaky looking 1972 quarter, which turned out to be nothing, sad. I tried finding help before but seemed like no one wanted to waste time with "the newbie know nothing". Then I happened to find ya'll awesome people. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 11:33 pm The more you look at coins, the more they reveal to you. Studying helps, but a hands on touch helps more. On the 1799 I missed the Retained Cud the first time. I did note the weakness in the center on the retained area. But it did not help me until I looked a second time seeing the misalignment of the Retained Cud. Seeing a great die state of a coin helps you to appreciate the later die states. The difference is noting details. I can look at a normal cent and see nothing different, but on a coin you are not familiar with, it is harder to see the differences. I had to look several times at the 1896-S dime to see the difference. But having an earlier die state it makes it easier. Report this Post to the Staff
AT214 Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 11:53 pm @coop I know what you mean, I try to look at coins like mine for comparison, but not having the best scope or glass to look at them with and my good camera dying on me, it has been hard to see the details really good as I want to. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/27/2015 02:23 am It just takes time sometimes to get the right setup. Sometimes you just have to realize that the setup you are using just isn't working. Magnification often depends on have a glass ocular. Some of the cheaper setups have this haze on the from the plastic lens they use in them. Using a magnifying glass/loupe might get better results. But the microscope with the right powers is best. Having correct lighting, diffusing the correctly takes time and patience, but it will pay off when you get the images your proud to show off. Report this Post to the Staff
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