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Valued Member
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I think I need to work on my lighting. I can't seem to get enough brightness on the darker coins.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin.... It is an 1819 over 1818 overdate O-104.... A few unfortunate scratches on the reverse, but still a nice coin.....  |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Please explain 1818 over 1819 overdate. Thanks.
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 United States
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The nine in the date was struck over an eight. Nice coin looks right around EF-40.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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wow...  ... gorgeous! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You may have a problem with your pics they are a 1000 times better than mine.
Nice coin
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Rest in Peace
United States
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This looks like a cleaned AU to me...most of the time 'wear' on high grade CBH's is strike issues imo
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Your pics are fine! =) The blue is a little distracting. Some people drop out the saturation to remove all color from their coin photos, but I'm not usually a fan. I like to see the subtle colors... Since this one is a nice even grey, it might not matter. How many light sources are you using? And can you diffuse the blue light with a hanky or something (such that it won't catch on fire of course!) Also, if you use a fresh pair of white gloves to take them out of the flips, that can help, too (though it's not an evident problem that I can see here... just makes life easier for me, personally)
Pretty coin! Looks like a solid AU - perhaps worth sending in for grading!
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Valued Member
United States
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I am just getting started with photographing my coins. I am using a incandescent desk lamp and a very small clip-on book lamp. I liked the whiteness of the clip-on but, I really need to get a more 'white' light. The incandescent is particularly troublesome on some of my other silver coins and the copper, as well. Clearly, a work in progress.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I use two incandescent desk lamps for my photography - which isn't great, but I like the flexibility. I picked up two of those "architect" style lamps that have a screw mount to the desk and can swivel and extend and retract every which way - picked them up on sale at OfficeMax for $15 each! They're those screwy (look like a screwed tube) fluorescent bulb types that make for some greenish-yellow light, but the digital cameras can white-balance the wrong stuff out. Not pure, I know, but it works alright. I use to put sheets of paper (wax paper, tracing paper) in front of harsher lit lamps to diffuse the light, but now I don't really have to worry about that. Now I can easily have either lamp (or both) right down on the coin for really harsh light and no shadows or I can take them both far away, or I can have a main and a fill. Works pretty cool, and it was cheap! Anyway, you're photography is great! And that's a really pretty coin - I'd say definitely worth sending to a TPG. Even if you want it out of the slab to play with in your fingers, it'd be nice to have an "official" word. I'm thinking it could be as high as AU-53. |
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United States
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I will be on the prowl for some of those 'bolt on' desk lamps, I think the adjustment capability will be very useful. Still on the fence about TPG. I sent off a 1909 S VDB and a Lafayette to PGCS and got back a 'Genuine' with no grade on both coins. Not what I was hoping for! So, I'll keep pouring through the coiuns and decide what to do later. |
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United States
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Wow, bummer about PCGS. : /
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Posted 03/28/2011 10:48 pm
