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Pillar of the Community
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Little bit of flatness on the top of the ear and cheek but other than that awesome coin!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Beautiful coin with only minor distractions.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Is the light cutting through the patina a bit? Mental calibration is telling me this is darker than the pics show. Quote:
Little bit of flatness on the top of the ear and cheek That happens with this issue. I believe the pressures were too low to fill the obverse high points on the freshly cut dies. Most of the coins produced in 1916 were of very high quality but there are many that exhibit this flatness. 63+BN, the flatness, some tick-tacs and spotting, can't see any cartwheel spokes. Might be a 64 in hand if it cartwheels. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Example  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Bedrock of the Community
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Ditto for this woody!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not all of them can be hammered like this one...but there is a lot of nice ones out there!  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
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Yea that is a nice one bad Thad and yes this coin is dark brown. The darkest I own!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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A beauty , MS-63+ .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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really close to MS64 could go either way
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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yes this coin is dark brown. The darkest I own! If I may make some suggestions. 1) Reduce your light and/or change the angle. The light is cutting through the patina. 2) Check your exposure rate, if you can. If your light is stuck how it is, try cutting ER back...then see 3. 3) Use a white background so the viewer has a reference point. When I know it's white, I can mentally calibrate for white balance if it's off. I know black looks "sexy" but white is the best for coins IMO. It's all about telegraphing the photographic conditions to the end-viewer. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Is the coin this dark in hand?  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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