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Newest commem picked up today. Sorry about the dark pictures.

 

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Some new ancients I just acquired.



Kings of Axum (Aksum)
Anonymous
AD 400-500
AE 14, 0.75 grams
O: Crowned bust right, holding cross-tipped scepter
R: Greek Cross; central punch-hole inlaid in gold, Inscription "May this (cross) please the country."
Munro-Hay 76, BMC Aksumite 316



Sabina (128-136 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: SABINA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust of Sabina right.
R: CONCOR-DIA AVG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and scepter.
Rome
18mm
3.33g
RIC 391; RSC 24
Ex A. Lynn Collection (Freeman & Sear E16), 89.

 

1934s Peace Dollar..

Still working on better photos as the flip this is in is rather old and that is a piece of cardboard dust next to the 4. My photos are lousy lighting and off focus...

Thoughts are welcome.. I did post this in a different thread for ideas on grade..

 

Just got this in the mail today and took a quick snap with my iPhone in indirect evening sunlight.
This is one of three coins I bought on the Heritage-Pittsburgh Auction last weekend.

 

That has some yummy color!!

 

How many mega pixels is the Iphone?

 

Looks l ike a really stunning coin, I bet it pops with abit more light. What did you give for it ? I was watching the auction, but everything I was targeting got bit way beyond what I was comfortable handing out... it's been that way for the past 4-5 Hcoin auctions ; (

 

I think I have sent them toned with green and blue, then also some iridescent toned ones with pinks and greens.

 

iphone 4 is 8 megapixels

 

Here is my latest purchase, killer coin for the year which lacks contrast.

 

Aah okay, beats my 5 galaxy S then...

 

Very nice indeed... I never see any of those in hand round my area..

 

Well the iPhone 4S is 8MP, the regular iPhone 4 is 5MP

 

That's a good question. The camera does an ok job, but has trouble focusing up close ... so I have to keep the camera about 6 to 8" away from the subject ... which makes the coin small. I think the photos are about 1536 x 2048 pixels in size (at 72 dots per inch) ... but I could never fill that entire space up with a coin since i stay so far away. The coin images end up being between 400 and 600 pixels in width (a good size for the CT board!)

By the way, I think I have an iPhone 3, but I am not 100% sure. It might be an iPhone 2???? I bought it in June 2009.

I will buy a real camera one day!

 

The iPhones before 4 I think had 2MP cameras

 

I bought this raw Lincoln Cent last weekend off ebay. If I like it in hand, I will send it off to PCGS to see if it will grade. The seller said it was MS64, but I can never guess what PCGS will say. I really liked the color from the sellers image.

 

I have a number of coins in the Great Collections auction, some were recent acquisitions, most I bought uncertified:


http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/22580/1932-Washington-Quarter-NGC-MS-64

http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/22576/1859-O-Seated-Liberty-Half-Dollar-NGC-AU-Details


http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/22578/1944-S-Walking-Liberty-Half-Dollar-NGC-MS-65

http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/22572/1945-Walking-Liberty-Half-Dollar-PCGS-MS-63

http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/22575/1884-CC-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-PCGS-MS-65

http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/22577/1886-Morgan-Silver-Dollar-NGC-MS-62-DMPL

http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/22579/1888-O-Liberty-Eagle-NGC-MS-60

http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/22570/1927-Saint-Gaudens-Double-Eagle-NGC-MS-64-CAC

 

I have the 3gs and its a 3MP.

 

That sounds right ... 1500 wide x 2000 high = 3 million pixels