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Stephen-P Valued Member Japan 294 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 1:07 pm Hey everyone. This is a BU mint set that I wanted your opinions on. I've been collecting coins for a while but am very new to the 'game' of it; how the grading system works, etc.. So I'm trying to figure out the best way to photograph them for this purpose as well. The pictures below are taken directly under a light in order to highlight any 'imperfections' on the coins and hopefully get a fair assessment on them. Please give me some guidance on the photography aspect too! Report this Post to the Staff

Stephen-P Valued Member Japan 294 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 1:20 pm I feel like the fields can be appreciated more when there's a higher contrast in light/dark by angling it slightly. And it looks more like the coin seen through the naked eye: Report this Post to the Staff
Nieuw Pillar of the Community United States 663 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 3:35 pm Only the dime looks good in my opinion Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/08/2019 6:33 pm That is a after market set put together by a person,not a U.S. Mint set. Here is a link on grading https://www.PCGS.com/Photograde/ John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Stephen-P Valued Member Japan 294 Posts	Posted 11/09/2019 08:00 am Thanks Nieuw. I like them all except the Kennedy:D Report this Post to the Staff
Stephen-P Valued Member Japan 294 Posts	Posted 11/09/2019 08:23 am Much appreciated, John! Yes, I took them out of a Mint Set and put them in a Whitman because of their condition. I've been studying pictures of PCGS's highest graded 1977d pennies, but if it is indeed only the 'condition' of the coin that's relevant for grading, mine looks the same if not a little better. The one here has just as much traffic on Abe's shoulder as the ms67, but virtually no significant damage on the reverse, whereas the ms70's "ONE CENT" in particular shows a few dings. Report this Post to the Staff
Stephen-P Valued Member Japan 294 Posts	Posted 11/09/2019 08:28 am "ms67" rather.. not "ms70" (Not yet anyways ) Report this Post to the Staff
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