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Liberty seated Half

 

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Both the Teletrade lots AND some coins from a trade with a fellow CTer arrived today! W00T!

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There's one more, a PCGS First Strike PR69 Gettysburg Quarter, couldn't get a decent picture of it in its slab. Haven't found a good process for that yet!

Overall, a fun day!​

 

Cool new layout gboulton!

 

Thanks, WL. I've got the process down pretty decent now.

 

Nice coins.

 

The first two are kinda rough, but I guess they'll do for now.

 

I've never bought anything from Dave's DCW but I do know that he's a long-time advertiser in Coin World so you probably can buy from him with peace of mind. Also, Jeff Kiersted in New Hampshire seems to be trustworthy, as is Excelsior Coins in Sacramento, CA. L&C Coins might be a good place to try as well-- they've been in business for 35 years and have gotten good reviews.

 

Anybody know of any dealers that carry large amounts of Merc dimes?

 

Hi gboulton,

Just a tip for photographing proofs. If you have your camera on a copy stand or tri-pod, try lighting the proof with diffused light. Point about 2 lights at the coin, and the (cheap fix) hold a paper towel in front of the lights to diffuse the light while your camera snaps the shot. The exposure will be somewhat long, so your camera will need to be mounted on something steady.

Here's a Nevada quarter I shot using that method.

 

Thanks for the info, but all those methods were employed. The issue isn't that it's a proof, it's that it's in a slab. Slab's simply too large to get everything in the managed light field so far.

If I JUST wanted the coin, not a problem...I want the whole slab.

 

I don't know exactly what you want, but Allen's Coins in Ohio seems to have a fairly large selection:

http://allensinc.com/coins/us/mercury_dimes.htm

 

MS, Full Bands... high quality stuff. 64 or better across the board. Can't really afford most of the earlier dates yet. All in due time. Most of my stuff actually comes from the auction houses, it's just tough to find elsewhere unless a dealer picks up a collection. Doesn't help I limit myself to OGH coins.

 

With all those conditions, maybe Bowers & Merena might be worth looking into.

 

Picked this one up recently. It has a nice tone to it, but it doesn't really show in the pic.

 

:thumb:Is there any way you can lighten up this set of photo?
They are dark and a light photo would show how nice there.
:kewl:

 

Sure...I could.

I won't, but I could. :too-funny:

Those shots are as close as my abilities allow them to be to how they look in hand. Photography is about documenting what is or was...not presenting what we wish could be.

 

I rarely buy raw toned coins (since they are typically somewhat of a gamble), but I couldn't resist this one. I thought this was really pretty and not too expensive ($149). It should come in the mail this week, so I will let you know what it looks like in hand. If I like it and decide to keep it, I will ship it off to PCGS to see if it grades. This was what the seller said (however you always have to take a seller's pitch with a grain of salt): “This 1901 Indian Head Cent grades Superb GEM BU MS-65+ RB. This is a toned coin with an awesome look, similar to what you see on toned proof Indians many times. It is a stunning coin with vivid and fiery brick red and sky blue tones. What was hard to capture in the images was the luster this coin has. It has a truly spectacular full blazing cartwheel luster, much nicer in hand than I could capture in the images. The surfaces are very nice with no problem marks or hits and the coin is well struck. In the giant images the coin appears a little mottled as far as the toning, but in hand this is not really an issue. This really is a coin I think looks much nicer when viewed in person, someone will be pleasantly surprised I think. Just a very neat coin! This coin would make a welcome addition to a high grade set.”

 

Wow, that is a beauty.. hope the sellers description holds for you as it is very nice from the image...

 

If that's the case, then why the reflections and the artificial light/shadow effect? And, I'm confused about your comment earlier. You said "the problem isn't that it's a proof, it's that the coin is in a slab". Aren't all of the coins you just listed in slabs? At least that's what I gather from the labels being present in all of the photos...

 

He wants a good picture of both the slab and the coin.