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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Can anyone make this coin out well enough to make a rough call on grade?   |
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Canada
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i can't make out from the pictures if its uncirculated or not. its minimum AU50 or 55.
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Canada
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That's a tough call. I have an inkling it's retoning, and in about 6 years, it'll be pitch black.
I think this one has been over dipped in the past, and that black toning creeping in on the top is going to spread.
I would grade it around the same everyone else is. Probably XF-AU
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm filling sets for a cousin of mine so I took a chance on it and paid VF 30 money. If it's awful I'll pick up another. I'll update this thread when it arrives. Unlike a lot of these under MS grades there were only the three little rim dings so the overall appearance wasn't too bad (or I figured it wouldn't be too bad in hand).
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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EF Maltese cross over bowtie staggered I I of VII.
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Solid EF no doubt , but in hand might even be EF45 to AU +
Let me know what others you are looking for Ugly, I just got rid of a bunch , but have others (other than the 08 )
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Pillar of the Community
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OK I received this coin and I was quite happy with it. Better than I expected overall and a LOT better than the filler I was going to put in. No comparison. Thanks for your opinions.  |
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How will it grade now that you have it in hand? Would it be possible to see the Rev?
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Pillar of the Community
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I called it EF in hand, this scan is very flat but scans are great at showing off high point wear (but hiding luster)  |
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ICCS ( yuk ) VF 30 ... My call EF ....
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Can't believe the scan either, it diminishes three dimensional depth in the center of every scan, that's just how cheap scanners work.
I really do need to get that macro lens on the camera, fishscales are just way to fartin teeny tiny for the average camera. It works fine for anything down to a quarter but after that it's hit and miss without it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Hello Ugly,
again, use BLACK or dark gray back ground...scan at 1200
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi HH That doesn't change the stretching and thinning in an image since 1200DPI is an extrapolated setting full of empty pixels. A scanner in the 15K + range based on a Photo Multiplier Tube can fix this though  It's like a digital zoom function. Some are better than others but all are just a compromise based on the ability of the lens to capture reflection from the CCT or LEDs. These small lens scanners all curve small targets just like a fisheye lens on a camera makes round things egg shaped. The background colour won't change that but granted it WILL change the coins surface colour in a scan. What it can't do is change the definition etc... Not too worried about this coin, would never send it to grade since it has a surface corrosion spot where that green flash is in the obverse and would end up with a details note anyhow. I'll halt the tiny spot and it will stay in my cousins album likely for a long time. This will be a good coin to re-shoot with the new setup though. Edited by Ugly
05/05/2010 4:43 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Ugly, for what it is worth, this coin came off a "freshly" repunched die with the "maltese cross" over a "full" bowtie. Nice example.
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Thanks for the footnotes CRF, appreciate that. I was attracted to it initially by the strong definition in these areas even with the tiny pictures I had.
My bad photography aside, it still shows a lot of luster on the reverse and a slightly lesser but still significant quantity on the obverse.
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