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Valued Member
Italy
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Good morning, This is a coin I have just bought. Brightness in pictures is very high, I know, but I couldn't do better. What are your thoughts? Does it make to a MS64? Thank you"   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Need better photos to grade from.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
74276 Posts |
We're going to be better photos.  Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I adjusted your images a bit to see if I could make out some details on the coin. Here's what I was able to get by reducing the brightness and contrast, slightly increasing the exposure and warmth, and adjusting the shadows up a bit.   The "notch" on the reverse isn't on the coin. It's where I removed the background image to get a better look at just the coin. I still can't see the full fields, but I see one fairly hard hit on the cheek by the edge of another coin and quite a few smaller contact marks. The reverse may have a diagonal scratch on the eagle's breast. The fields aren't clear enough to have a good feel for what is there. Just from what I can see, the coin looks closer to MS-63,but better photos would definitely help. One thought with the photos. In sometimes helps to take a picture during the day, using indirect or diffused light from a window, with no artificial lighting. If that's possible, I may be able to see more of the surface conditions. This looks like a nice coin. Edited by fortcollins
12/15/2025 12:15 pm
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Valued Member
 Italy
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Thank you. I will try to update better pictures in the week end
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18668 Posts |
the photos are just to hazy to see the coin. keep trying. you can try this to see if it helps if you are using a phone
1. turn off flash
2. place coin on flat surface with indirect natural light. Use a black or white background to avoid any reflective color
3. place a couple books on either side of the coin enough to move the phone about 3in from the coin. You may need to lay the phone sideways and adjust the photo orientation after.
4. set a 30 second timer.
5. place the phone across the books. This way, you are not holding the phone
6. zoom in using your fingers until the coin comes into focus and fills the cameras view finder
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Valued Member
Italy
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I tried to do my best. Images seem better to me. What do you think? Thank you!   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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New photos are excellent compared to the last. MS63.
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
United States
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Much better photos! It's a nice coin. I agree with numismatic student, it's MS-63.
The GSA coins are worth more in the GSA holders than if they are removed.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree, MS-63. The photos are much better now.
Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice example!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
722 Posts |
I'm going against the tide here. MS-65
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i toned them down also for you---nice coin---   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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hard to tell but looks like enough cheek marks to hold it to MS63. a nice CC that will only increase in value of the years. a slabbed 85(CC) in that grade is a $1000 coin so probably worth grading. if your are not inclined to do that I would definitely put her in an airtite to protect her.
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Valued Member
Italy
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Thank you everybody for your replies.
The coin is in its GSA plastic holder boxed in a black box with a 'letter' signed by former President Nixon.
It would be great to have it graded, but I live in Italy and NGC grading here is kinda complicated.
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Posted 12/15/2025 11:54 am
