A scarce 1892-S Half Eagle in mint state . . . A crusty and scarce 1867-S Half Dime . . . And a gem mint state 1927 Quarter Eagle . . .
Received the 1911-D and it does not resemble the 2nd photo which I edited and posted on the last page. In hand, the olive described in Legend's auction is more obvious, especially on the reverse. Coin has a nice touch of that coppery/rose but is more "yellow" than expected. More luster than anticipated, which is nice. It's got a scratch running above the date which appears to be PMD that both CAC and PCGS did not flag? Overall, I'm satisfied w/ the coin and find it very attractive, in hand. It's nicer the more I look at it but I overpaid (not terribly), given today's market. Legend's listing was: "This is a totally original CHOICE AU example of this KEY date. This is the exact opposite of what is normally seen for this date/grade. Rich olive and wheat gold toned surfaces. Just light wear in the fields and a few scattered marks are noted that do not detract from the eye appeal." One thing I am extremely excited about, is my new ability to take and share quality photos, finally! This is all thanks to my purchase of member rmpsrpms' modified system 9 which I couldn't be happier with! This is my 4th coin ever shot on this system and it was done in haste w/ little attention paid to quality. 1911-D in hand...
Two new ones this week. This one came today, and has a ton of luster. and just got this one in the mail the other day... Must say the color is nicer in hand than the true view, IMO.
Three Jansjo lights at ten, twelve and two o'clock......105 mm lens (macro), camera set at 200 ISO, 1/160 second.
All shot at various levels of contrast and lighting. I moved the Jansjos around trying to get the light to fall right. The line appears raised to me.
I thought the same thing. It does look raised. I wouldn’t expect a die crack, so a scratch seems plausible. It’s pretty remarkable to see this on a coin of this caliber.
I forget the proper name, but could it be a ‘spur’ of metal from the rim, that folded back onto the coin?