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You have two light sources and when you look closely at coins, they create their own problem. On light source is best. (one light might be a secondary light source like light from a window or a room light. If so just tape a facial tissue so it blocks the unwanted light)
Also the images of the devices should be larger of the devices areas. 3-5 devices per image is better. More magnification is needed to see what is there.
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Thanks Coop for the insight. I am working on my picture quality. I did get a better pic of liberty after a few dozen tries  The legs on the TY are super thick, I would say twice as thick as a regular 2012, and the B is much more robust than other examples. There is distorstion as well, but I just can't get the pic to reflect it properly. I think I need to invest in a proper camera.  |
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Can you make out any die chips on the vertical bar of T in LIBERTY? It could be 1do-003 but I know how hard these can be to photograph
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Thanks for the feedback Slamn. The 1do-003 was the closest match I could find on coppercoins. I think I can see the start of the die chip marker on the T, I do not see any die cracks in the hair, and on the reverse the top of the shield shows little to no sign of the die crack marker. I am at work this morning, I am going to see if a scan may come out better. If not, I will work on getting better pics. Right now I am only working with a galaxy s6, and a 16x loop. I really do appreciate the help!
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06/25/2016 08:39 am
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hoppyg: Could you take an image of a normal coin about the same size as the one you posted as a DDO. Sometimes side by side will show us more. The larger the images the better. I make mine at the max for my image host as 1240 Pixels. So if someone wants to enlarge one of my images it will get larger. (my host or this site reduces the size to what works on the screen) Maybe I will see better what you are seeing? |
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The last image is what I need. Now if you could take an image of a normal coin with the same amount in the shot that would help. What I'm looking for it the Line from the top of the collar left to the rim of the coin. I can rotate the coin to what I need. But with that invisible line from those two points I can set a width. It looks very close to normal, but I want to see them side by side to see if there is a difference in size of those devices. Again a normal shot similar to the last one. (note the die scratch between the 'R' and the back of head) depending if this is the normal coin or the one that is the DDO? I see a shot of the other one just like that. 19,961Edited by coop
06/27/2016 10:22 am
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Thanks again Coop. I tried to take a similar pic of another 2012 p. I hope this helps. Your knowledge is awesome! Thanks for sharing! The first image is the coin in question amd the second is the comparison.   |
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I'd say this is DEFINETLY a DDO. Can't wait to see what coop says. also  to CCF |
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The angle of the shot was different, but they appear to be close to the same size. If there is a difference it might be minor. The second image of the devices it looks like it was a LDS and that makes the left side of the devices look wider. But I feel it is not strong enough to be one to be listed. Sorry. I'd save for now though.
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I am not sure the pics will show the NW distortion, but it is very evident in person on both the date and LIBERTY. I believe I see notching in RTY and under the microscope the B is heavily doubled. I am very new to this, so I could be way off. Any info would be a great help. I apologize for the picture quality. I will work on getting better with practice. 
Posted 06/25/2016 02:04 am
