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bibd Pillar of the Community Canada 838 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 04:00 am Please let me know your opinion on the grade of this one. I'm a bit unsure. Thanks in advance. << bad reprocessed photo deleted >> Edited by bibd 09/21/2010 4:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 05:49 am I'll say.. MS-60 Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19951 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 11:09 am MS-62, cleaned and retoned. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 11:49 am I'd have said 63, but then I could never could determine re-toning. By the way, if you did the restoration, I'm sending my problem pieces to you! Really a beautiful coin. Report this Post to the Staff
bibd Pillar of the Community Canada 838 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 2:08 pm Thanks everyone -- too bad about the cleaning opinions though. In fact I think I pulled this one from a bag of wheats or maybe a Whitman folder. I may have cleaned off some dirt or grime with acetone, so it would be a shame if I de-valued it in any way. I am pretty sure I didn't buy it carded. Oh well... One other thing: On this picture I used Picasa's "I'm feeling lucky" tool. It helped with the contrast a bit but may have changed the colors. Is this sort of photo-editing considered a no-no for grading purposes? (I would never do it to sell a coin, but thought it might help with the grading.) Thank you for any clarification on that. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19951 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 2:36 pm Yes, NEVER reprocess your images. It changes how the coin looks. Take the picture using proper lighting and white balance settings, then resize to about 800x600 or slightly less to fit the forum requirements. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
bibd Pillar of the Community Canada 838 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 4:31 pm Thanks, Thad. As usual, you're a great asset to the CCF. I need to read up more on taking good coin pictures, and of course practice more too. edit: I've undone the photo reprocessing, and the picture now shows exactly what my camera produced (cropped and resized only). Edited by bibd 09/21/2010 4:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 5:05 pm I use Picasa too, but the only editing I do is the crop function. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19951 Posts	Posted 09/21/2010 9:45 pm A great, simple to use program is Paint Shop Pro. I've seen it for $10 on occasion. You can probably find an older version on ebay for that. I'm using v 7.04 and it meets my needs. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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