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I am a little confused, as well. I may have been thinking on to large a scale. The photo below shows part of my collection like no one else can. I roll hunt and found these a while ago. The 1902 is in bad condition and the photo is not that great but it's the oldest half dollar I have found roll hunting.

 

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Imperfections on a coin shows it's uniqueness. I try to bring out those imperfections and show all that the coin has. Good or bad. As for the picture. It needs to be in focus and clear enough to show those attributes. I prefer unedited photos not because it is for the purpose of this round but because doing so makes the coin into something that it is not. The best picture is what the coin would look like in hand. I think that photographers try to improve a coin and that is just a dressing that does not respect the coin for what it is.

Here is a picture of one of my favorites. I love Morgans and this one has many imperfections. It also has some beauty too. It is like a fingerprint. Only one. Truly unique.

 

My passion in coin collecting lies in varieties. Sometimes when dealing with varieties, you need good quality pictures to show the attributes needed to varify a certain variety. This is where I think my strengths are. This 1820 Large Date Coronet cent is my favorite coin. The font of the 2 tells you it's a large date and the die crack connecting the stars on the obverse tells you that it is Newcombe variety #13 and Breen #1808. Hope you enjoy!

 

ok this round now closed points tally and next round coming soon. back soon with points table and next round

 

Dang I was busy working and forgot about this o well maybe next round

 

points table next round will be one simple question that should be a big curve ball

xGAJx 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
mrweaseluv 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
rlm's cents 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
ck1of2 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 9
jensenbay 1 2 0 2 4 5 1 15
wiggam007 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
aronsamma 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
silentnviolent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ToughCOINS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
desertgem 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 7
enochian 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ken454 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nuglet 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5
jon12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Sean the Coin Collector 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
bigbruiser94 1 2 0 2 0 5 0 10
heuvy31 1 2 0 0 3 5 0 11
Cazkaboom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
theSharpGun 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Hallingood 2 2 4 0 5 5 3 21
jay4202472000 2 5 3 5 3 5 3 26
kbabyjohnson01 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
wheatydigger 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Treashunt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
lucyray 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 7
jester3681 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
TypicalCreepahx 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 9
ldhair 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 10
harris498 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
kasia 0 2 2 0 0 5 5 14
LOLephant 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

 

Simple Question. Why did i buy this coin and what is the lesson that can be learnt here? Points +5 to -5 and last date valentines day Feb 14th

 

Uhhhhh...You like the design, and check to see if a coin is cleaned before buying?

 

Your GF is called Victoria?

 

I think you bought this coin because you believed it was a type II. The lesson to be learned to make sure you are aware of all the different types of varieties and their identifying characteristics. Your coin appears to be a type A/IV since the flower on the left of the date only has three petals as compared to the 5 petals a type II would have. For more information on this you can check this link:

http://www.chiefacoins.com/Database/Countries/India-Victoria.htm

 

When I first read the question, did some research, and read heuvy31's answer, I thought that was obviously the correct answer. After thinking about the "curveball" comment, I think it may be something else. Instead of jumping the gun and buying a "mistake coin", I think you knew exactly what you were buying. You bought this coin BECAUSE it was the type 4 reverse, minted at Bombay (dot mintmark), with the type A obverse. Reason being either you didn't own this combination of obverse, reverse, and mintmark, and needed it to add to a variety set, or this combination is rarer than others. Considering that the type 4 reverse is only known on Victoria Rupees from 1879-1882, this is also a possibility. NGC & Numismaster. com don't even list values for the 1880-B type 4 reverse. We learn from this that knowledge is the key in numismatics. As long as you know what you are buying, cherrypicking can be a fun and exciting aspect of numismatics.

 

It is an A/IV - dot. And you got it for a really good price.

 

Oh, forgot to add.... the lesson to be learnt is to have the knowledge about the coins you collect.

 

My thoughts have been along the same lines as the three post above. From what I can learn, on cointalk, about you, you have lived or currently live in India. You are intrigued by the number of varieties and frustrated by the lack of good information about all the varieties of Indian coins. You bought the coin because it was what you were looking for and you may have "cherry-picked" it for a good price. On the other hand, you bought it because it was what you wanted and then discovered it was a fake. Either way, the lesson learned is to research and know what you are buying.

 

I think you bought it because it is a cool design and you liked it.
The lesson is that it looks cleaned.

 

i simply cant wait for feb 14th boy oh boy

 

I'm guessing that means we are all way off

 

Should I be worried?

 

This makes me second guess my answer severely. I have one other idea i had thought of. I hope its not the answer....

 

my lips are sealed