Ah, the reason is clear now. Very nice DMPL Ike you have there. Here is a 1822 bust half I have which will do the same thing. http://www.jabpublish.com/reflect.mpg.
Using .mpg files can be quite useful when trying to illustrate coins. They are especially helpful for showing luster, color and wear.
That is amazing for a 1822 coin. Can you make the MPG clearer? I'm not picking up the images without distortion. Do you feel safe holding the coin like that? Ruben
OK - For Speedy i made these images small, because I think he's avoiding my threads these days with the 400 size pics Click on them for the larger ones. BTW - these are the clearer pics of the coin I posted last night. http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/coins/ikes/ike_1976__reverse_s.jpg http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/coins/ikes/ike_1976__reverse_s_2.jpg http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/coins/ikes/ike_1976_s.jpg The reflectivity of these coins make them so darn hard to photo. I had to take the camera completely off the automatic features and use its limited manual settings to take a clear picture of these. Ruben
That ceiling fan is about 15 feet up in the air, and still reflects very clearly. That's quite a bit of mirroring affect. Ruben
Ruben, it was my mistake. The date is 1821. I couldn't get a ceiling fan shot like yours because out lights are below the fan blades. Hopefully, later this year I will have it attributed as a PF-55/58 or so and have the oldest (currently 1822) known proof example. Take Care Ben
Very nice coin. How will you have it attributed without being slabbed? FWIW, the light is below the fan blades in that movie with the light on. The lousy compression of the mpg is just too high. Should I post a screen shot of the resulting image? Ruben
Well, you see I along with some other fellows are experts on the Bust Half Dollar series and we all have the necessary refrence books to determine which Overton Variety each coin is. I'm just looking to get a consencious opinion from some other membres of the Bust Half Nut Club. Another member cannot make a accurate & complete attribution unless the coin is seen in hand. Raw coins in the club are encouraged as well. Yes, a screen shot would be very nice.
http://www.mrbrklyn.com/resources/bad_movie_clip2.png Actually its too small. That was the issue so when it blows up to see it distorts. Ruben
That one is a PCGS PR69DCAM on a 1976-S TYPE2 graded from PCGS That thing is, I think my other coins is an even deeper cameo. I wonder if it is worth slabbing. Ruben
