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So we just got a new scope and the images we saw once I figure out a way to share the scope pics I will upload but so many errors here.   |
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What errors are you seeing?
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@scoo, those are some very good overall pics! What specifically are you seeing as mint errors with the coin in hand? At the moment everything I see looks like circulation wear, but I'm not entirely where to focus my attention. Thx.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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At the moment--given the first pics posted above--I'm seeing a well-circulated '66 quarter. Hope to see sharp pics showing the features of interest.
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United States
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Pics are a bit blurry. Please tell us what errors you are seeing. John1  |
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Canada
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This coin it is far to be a GEM coin. GEM is refer to MS65 and plus. This coin it is in his best 25. I do not see no error or variety here, just an 25 cent coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Tell us what errors you are seeing, please!
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United States
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New Scope, huh? Very nice - the best way to capture images from it is to USB connect it to a PC or Laptop, Then start the windows Camera APP and use that program to save images. From there use Microsoft default image viewer to crop and re-size the image to be lower than the 300K requirement.
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@ Dearborn thanx ,
@ everyone else so looking at the quarter w/o it under the scope I said the same thing just a quarter but when it was under the scope you can see that the words Liberty are in his lower jaw area until I can get the computer out I can't upload what I am seeing the iPad doesn't have connection ports but I will show you guys.
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I look forward to your close-up images when you can add them to this thread. At the moment, though, I strongly suspect Pareidolia rather than a mint error. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Please don't - people are being polite, but generally... the harsh reality is that pocket change is worth face value. The good news is you don't pay much to acquire it! Once you go to a scope, you are seeing either * Circulation wear - normal - no added value * PMD (Post Minting Damage) - a more extreme version of circulation wear - normal - no added value * Trivial "errors" (on uncirculated coins) - that have no added value If you need a scope to see it, vs. a 5x loupe, it's almost always trivial. Even the ones you see at 5x are usually trivial die chips or small die breaks. Question: Why is drooling George "valuable" (as in a buck or two over face)? Answer: Good PR. It's not a spectacularly rare die break or anything. Now it can be a fun hobby to search, and it will certainly keep you off the streets and out of bars... but if you post too many trivial errors, a number of people here will just class you as "pocket change poster #12341" and ignore your threads. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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yes, I hope to see your new scope images soon..
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United States
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I thought so too but you can see the red arrows are pointing to is the L the blue arrows are where the I is the rest of the letters you can't see without the scope  |
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Edited by Scoobynscrappy
06/17/2023 11:34 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Scoobynscrappy... You have the coin in-hand and can view it at any angle you want, under any lighting source you choose. You can observe features using a wide range of magnification. All we have are static photos to evaluate. If you feel you have a legit rare error coin, consider submitting it for evaluation/attribution by a reputable 3rd party service. If you do, please let us know the result. At this point, I see a common, well-circulated quarter. Beware Pareidolia. |
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I run every coin under a AmScope stereo microscope. A 5 loupe isn't going to do it when you are looking for DDs and markers. I guess it all depends on if you collect just the big ones, I don't. Plus, I know what I'm looking for usually. I run 50 cents at a time through the scope. I go through bags of cents, yes it takes some time but I don't miss much. Getting to your quarter, all I see is circulation damage. And as ijn1944 said, beware Pareidolia. Edited by Cujohn
06/17/2023 4:17 pm
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