Alot of things......the date the mint mark some of the letters like the L b e in liberty the back of the bottom of his neck. Letters on reverse a few spots on torch and by it ... ......and thank you all for the help I am a work in progress and a hands on learner so thank you for your time!
My cell and microscope ........My cell has the auto focus on it ....little circle you touch coin hold til turns green it auto focus on it and dont need to do timer it has voice comand .....It was prob my eyes out of focus from looking at coins to long with aging eyes ...that Double vision starting to get the best of me ... And chasing my 2 year old son around
It could be. Almost looks raised...but I'm undecided. Stains and shadows have gotten me in the past. @Felicia04 - You have too much glare bouncing around. For the moment, I'm trying to figure out what you have going on in the inside of the L. Maybe just an optical delusion...or? Here are some quick pics from my shoebox set up. Typical shoebox with a light at one end, felt like material as a diffuser, a couple pill bottles with quarters for weight/distance, an old piece of glass from a broken picture frame, some black backing, and a few small foam disks to raise the coin. The camera is an old iPhone 5 set on top of an old can that has the approximate focal distance that is optimal for the camera phone. That's filled with quarters for weight to hold the phone against while taking pictures. Also, I use a 3 second count down to steady the phone when it takes the picture. I crop on the phone...export to my computer when I do a final crop/sharpen. If I need more magnification, I snap a picture with my phone through one ocular of my AmScope.