What do you make of this? I'm not seeing a corresponding VAM, but the raised mark under the second 8 seems possibly related to the 1880/1879 varieties. There's also doubling or tripling of the 8, down and to the right most visible inside the hollows of the 2nd 8.
Waiting on a higher resolution endoscope to arrive. These are 15mp shots through a Carson 200x magnifying pocket scope. What seems to be the problem?
As is the case with most close-up images taken through a magnifier, the magnifier gets in the way of the light source. Additionally, you can't expect to get decent images when you have to hold the magnifier in one hand and the camera in the other unless you're an octopus. These were taken with a stereomicroscope. 1878 8TF 1878 8TF 1878 CC
Beautiful pics. As I mentioned, I'm waiting on a 5mp endoscope. After spending more than a few days trying to find where my old 2mp one is packed away, I switched to using the Carson scope to examine coins while I wait for the slow boat from China.
Got my new scope. And, after sifting through a pile of Morgans, I think I found the same coin. It's amazing how looking through different optics a coin looks completely different! Anyway, I'm not sure if this is much of an improvement (as the magnification is less) but it is more evenly lit and standardized in view: With the last picture, I noted some odd clash in the denticles above the A in stAtes. What do you make of that?
Take a look at the VAM 6 overdates. The mark on the denticles is nothing more than a mark on the denticles.
VAM-6 looks like a solid match. However, I don't see any sign of the die gouge noted on the description: http://vamworld.com/wiki/1880-O_VAM-6
