I Finally Bought Another One! - Uh-Oh...hairlines!

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Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 05/16/2009 10:06 pm Yep...another Proof 3CN! This coin looks great in hand especially for a PF64. It has nice mirrors and a light cameo on the reverse. In an older version of my description above I noted no noticeable issues. Well...I guess I lied...I did some photos under completely different lighting conditions. Do I like what I see? No. Do I still love the coin? Absolutely! Fortunately the hairlines are very difficult to see unless you're in the right lighting conditions and some really require magnification to make them noticeable. The dealer who I know very well also must have completely missed them because he commented that he wasn't sure why it wasn't in a (PCGS) PF65 holder. Well, now we know why. Perhaps I need to photograph all of my coins in this way to really see what's going on. Photos showing beautiful Proof surfaces and nice device detail Photos concentrating purely on surface detail; note that if the lighting is ever so slightly varied all new details start to pop! Edited by Prethen 05/17/2009 12:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 05/16/2009 11:00 pm G'day, that is a very beautiful coin. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
Zohar444 Pillar of the Community United States 1429 Posts	Posted 05/16/2009 11:00 pm WOW! Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 05/16/2009 11:42 pm That's a beautiful piece Prethen. I much prefer the 3-cent nickel over the silver trime. Maybe they'll bring it back someday? ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter53562 Pillar of the Community United States 2049 Posts	Posted 05/16/2009 11:44 pm Nice coin! What does something like this run? Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 05/16/2009 11:45 pm WOW What a nice pick up Glad to see it has a good home Report this Post to the Staff
TonysPics Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 05/17/2009 01:40 am Quote: Nice coin! What does something like this run? Coin Values Online, which is usually higher than others but not always, lists it for $1000. The PCGS website lists a CAM for $700 and a DCAM for $1500, and Numismedia, the official NGC price guide, lists it for $660. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/17/2009 08:19 am Beautiful coin. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 05/17/2009 1:45 pm Congratulations! That's one nice coin swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Buzzard Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 05/17/2009 1:54 pm Your update is enlightening...and it is still a gorgeous 3CN. Report this Post to the Staff
trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 05/17/2009 2:35 pm This is a good example of what is so great(& terrible) about digital photography. With the right lighting angle something that is either not visible, or very insignificant, will show up as a major flaw. Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 05/17/2009 6:20 pm I hope that those aspiring numismatic photographers and Proof coin buyers can learn something by this. Again, I don't regret buying the coin. But, it took me by quite surprise that those hairlines were that obvious when tilted just right. And, you can see that if the light doesn't hit the surface at just the right angle, you really don't see anything there! Report this Post to the Staff
TonysPics Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 05/17/2009 7:18 pm It's an awesome coin even with the slight hairlines. I have yet to photograph a perfect coin. Report this Post to the Staff
morgantype Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 05/17/2009 11:14 pm Very nice coin - your phoptograp[hy skills are much better though! Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/18/2009 11:05 am Hello, great pix, great coin.. BUT, would you please let us in on your secret? what kind of lighting and camera and lens etc...? thanks HHB Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 05/18/2009 11:38 am For notes on how the photos were taken, please look at this thread in the Photography forum: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...&FORUM_ID=81 Report this Post to the Staff
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