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Bedrock of the Community
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Much better pics needed, sorry.
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Stephenellis710, Yes,we will need much better photo to help you. What is your set-up? Where did you get the coin and what did it set you back? John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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It does not look PL from these photos.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Unable to grade from these photos. But does not look PL.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll take a preliminary stab. MS63 and the reverse looks PL. Obverse doesn't show enough contrast with these pics. Look fwd to reassessing with better pics.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks 63ish and not PL with these photos
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Pillar of the Community
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What is considered a score?
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Bedrock of the Community
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We'll need much better pictures.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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the later photos are decent but too small. she looks like one of the better GSA coins. most are in the MS63 range. this one may be a tad higher but need larger photos. calling PL or even SPL on a coin requires much better photos are having some type of reference to determine depth helps nail it down such as newsprint or a ruler up against a vertically place coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Best way to photo PL and proof coins is to shoot them straight on with no angle and a dark background. The lighting should be diffuse and directly over the coin. This maximizes PL/DMPL contrast and works on regular Cameo Proofs as well.
One technique that helps is to get an old shoebox or other small container and line the inside with a dark or black fabric/black velvet, then photograph your coins after setting them inside. The dark material absorbs light rays that would reflect back to the lens, helping to make sure that the lens is only seeing the light reflected from the surface of the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin! Not prooflike.
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paralyse. thanks for the proof photo tips. I don't have many but when others post them I can use this to help them get the best shot if needed.  |
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Welcome!
My avatar coin (78CC 63DMPL) was photographed in this manner.
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