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Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/27/2015 10:31 am Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/27/2015 11:24 am The double lighting is not showing what you have. There is also an issue with glare. But the devices look normal overall size. So try again. Too much light is like taking pictures of the sun. No one does that. A great picture shows light and shadows with a single source with the light diffused to remove glare. See how the allows the RPM to show? Light and shadows. Report this Post to the Staff
Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/27/2015 1:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/27/2015 1:22 pm Is this better I can't take pictures at all, I got to mess with my settings on my phone to see if there's some auto adjustment Report this Post to the Staff
Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/27/2015 1:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/27/2015 1:53 pm Your getting there. On the last date image, note the tops of the digits: you can see where die wear is affecting that area. But other wise I just see a normal large date coin. The 1970 coins has a different looking doubled die than other years: For others you might check coppercoins to see how they appear above or below the date devices. They list Over 50 DDOs for this year from all three mints. Report this Post to the Staff
JDRMCB Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 03/27/2015 4:47 pm As Coop has pointed out, it's hard to tell with the pictures you have provided. My first impression is that it's an extraordinary example of a LD 1970-S with Machine Die Doubling/MMD likely caused by a loose die. Coin in hand, do you see any noticeable separation or "notching" on any of the obverse devices? Is the doubling raised or flat and shelf-like? Being that I think I can see similar areas of doubling on the MM, it's most likely MDD, however, there ARE known examples of major DDO's that also exhibit moderate MDD on them as well! Try loosely securing a piece of white paper over a low wattage table lamp to use as your sole light source for photographing coins. But always make sure the bulb doesn't get hot enough to start a fire! Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/27/2015 6:23 pm First photos appear to have been taken with a plastic cover over the coin. Yet if it really looks like that, I'd make sure I didn't have a Martini before looking at it. Not sure what your using for a light source but appears to have several different sources making things appear as doubled or even tripled. Report this Post to the Staff
Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/28/2015 10:06 pm The coins letting looks bolder not flat and wide but more like a 3d picture coming at you. I use the light from my phone and that sucks. Halogen light makes it worse. What I found so far is the old garage light from the garage door, it doesn't put much shine on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/28/2015 11:12 pm Lettering*** Report this Post to the Staff
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