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Timewise44 Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 04/22/2016 5:57 pm Your opinion on this Indian Head would be appreciated. I have been struggling to get these pictures to load, so I will try one more time....I have a pair Obv. and Rev. with light so that the detail on the coin can be seen. I then have a pair that was taken with no added light, so that the natural patina of the coin is visible. I think this coin was circulated for a time, but has very little wear or damage. My first attempt with this type of camera... Report this Post to the Staff

panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18660 Posts	Posted 04/22/2016 6:24 pm F details Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 04/22/2016 7:02 pm Worth about a dollar. to CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/22/2016 7:50 pm I agree , coin has been cleaned. Common date . Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 04/22/2016 8:13 pm The second, lighter set of photos look like they are from a different coin. Did you clean it between photos? The darker image shows a coin with fine detail and old grime that is not really a defect. The other image shows a coin with VF detail but cleaned surfaces. The first coin is more desirable IMO. Regardless, this is a common coin with little monetary value. Hopefully the sentimental value is higher. Report this Post to the Staff
babysitr Pillar of the Community United States 1339 Posts	Posted 04/22/2016 8:59 pm VF details, cleaned Report this Post to the Staff
Timewise44 Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 2:21 pm First and most important...Thanks to all for the comments and time spent...as I noted in my post, this coin top two pictures is using only natural light in the room, using a magnifying camera. I then retook pictures of the same coin using light, which my camera has built into it. I can not filter the light but I can turn it up very bright and down to where it is hardly noticeable. I did not clean the coin before or after shooting these pictures or at anytime since I inherited them. My Dad was a collector and I doubt he would have cleaned the coin, but maybe it was cleaned before he got it? I am confused as some of you say these are two coins and there are not! These pictures were taken by me minutes apart, yesterday with and without using the built in light in the camera. I did it this way because I noticed with the camera lights on you can see the detail this coin has but you lose the patina. With just ambient room light, you see the coin the way it really looks. If the top pictures look "cleaned" to you all...then it must have been cleaned. But if the determination of the coin being cleaned came for the bottom two pictures, I can assure you that that is the exact same coin unchanged and barely touched (except to turnover), within minutes of the top pictures, except taken with lights! I think my attempt to get different pictures using this new camera I am using, did not help, but just confused the issue. Does this change anyone's opinion or tell me what I can do to present coins for evaluation by this group to improve? I have 6-8 different coins I would like to post over the next few weeks... Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18660 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 4:34 pm try using natural light. maybe a window sil. the reverse of the second set of pics is pretty good. what you want to avoid is shadows like you see on the obverse pic of the second set Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 4:40 pm Just goes to show how deceptive a single photo can be. Not cleaned, but a lot of ED, so essentially a cull with very little value at all. No matter - we appreciate your enthusiasm, timewise. Report this Post to the Staff
Timewise44 Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 04/24/2016 11:30 am Good feedback...you all are great for taking the time! I find penny's and shiny coins to be the most difficult to capture with my camera. Yet I will keep at it until I only post items that most of you find interesting....and of value! Report this Post to the Staff
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