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Valued Member
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll say MS-63, possibly RD, reverse spot greatly detracts.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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glare from lighting is not permitting proper assessment of color
MS62 imo RB
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for Sharing, I believe the Coin Shown, a 1909 VDB Lincoln " Wheat Ears Reverse " Cent Has seen Extreme Heat, Maybe solder Too.....  ........ Tough Life.... Lots of Circulation Like Nicks, Cuts, Looks like it was Pulled from Circulation, Not soon Enough.... Also as noted Lighting Hinders Opinions, Thanks , Mike... PS, I have read about the Passing of Your Grand Father and Him Passing the " Torch " or collection , If I am right, He No Doubt spent Plenty of time, Learning, Researching, Building His Personal Library, Logs Etc. I am sorry about His passing, Your Father was Involved Too, Very Special. I hope Your Collecting Experiences are Enhanced, with Your Family's History Included, Best Wishes, Mike |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The photos appear to be enlargements of lower resolution jpeg images--makes it a bit difficult to assess surfaces with any certainty. That said, I'd see this somewhere between AU58-MS62./ Cool toning.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Once again, I think your light is cutting through the patina...but it does show the rainbow toning off. You goal should be to replicate what you see in hand.
Bad cupric oxide spot on the right wheat. :( Without better pictures...
AU-63
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Thanks for the opinions on the coin. I appreciate it. Ive been try in to work on better pics but Its almost just as time consuming as coin hunting. I'm working on it though
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Bedrock of the Community
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give this a shot
1. if coin is in holder, remove coin from holder if possible
2. turn off flash
3. place coin on flat surface with indirect natural light. maybe a window sill in a cloudy day. Use a black or white background to avoid any reflective color
4. move phone about 3in from coin
5. zoom in using your fingers until the coin comes into focus and fills the cameras view finder. if your phone has a portrait selection use that and then press and hold on the coin in the view finder to AF lock it
6. hold phone steady. if you cant then place something on either side of the coin (like books) at that distance and lay phone between them. this will hold it steady and allow you to zoom and take the photo without any blurring
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@panzaldi thanks. But ive been doing all those things. Just have a horrible camera phone. I keep it about 3 to 4 inches away, I have myflexible light facing the wall and ive been using a black background. I just got some new equipment so hopefully it will pan out
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Bedrock of the Community
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try it without any artificial light at all. its better even if the photo is darker to see the actual coin
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Bedrock of the Community
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Please switch to a WHITE background so us viewers can gauge your white balance.
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