Spark1951's Recent Activity

  1. Spark1951 liked paddyman98's post in the thread Lewis and Clark - Coinage and Currency Set.

    Hello everyone, My wife and I are heading to a 1 week getaway to Puerto Rico tonight :happy::kiss: I probably won't be posting much...

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  2. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread United States: 1852 gold dollar, Type 1, Liberty Head.

    United States: 1852 gold dollar, Type 1, Liberty Head PCGS AU58. Cert. #39640055. Numista-6157, Krause-Mishler-73. Mintage:...

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  3. Spark1951 liked paddyman98's post in the thread Some Eye Candy - 1992 Olympic $5.00 Gold Coin.

    Hello everyone, US Mint 1992 Olympic Coins $5.00 Gold coin Enjoy! :cool: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  4. Spark1951 Passing the baton »

    Jan 29, 2026 at 12:02 PM
  5. Spark1951 liked ldhair's post in the thread I just hit 30,000 post..

    Only took me 17 years:cool: 17 years of having fun.

    Jan 29, 2026 at 11:52 AM
  6. Spark1951 liked KeviniswhoIam's post in the thread Could I get an opinion on these two pictures, please..

    I’m going to reimage this, paying more attention to F stop and I’ll lower the ISO as far as I can. Silver seems easier than copper….:my...

    Jan 29, 2026 at 11:41 AM
  7. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Could I get an opinion on these two pictures, please..

    That's a lovely coin. I think a "happy medium" that's somewhere in between your two photos would be best. The first picture shows the...

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  8. Spark1951 liked The Meat man's post in the thread Could I get an opinion on these two pictures, please..

    How about a +2? I like the higher contrast on the first one, but to @Spark1951 's point the second shows a bit more surface detail.

    Jan 28, 2026 at 10:18 PM
  9. Spark1951 replied to the thread Could I get an opinion on these two pictures, please..

    IMO…the +3 white balance setting chases away the shadowy recesses so you see the entire surface condition. I would choose that for...

    Jan 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM