Got my scanner up an running after a long break. Here's my raw '39-D nickel. Not full steps, but pretty clean:
These are a couple of my favorites...A '51D that I bought for 50 cents. It's such a horrific strike, but because of the die condition, it just sparkles and it's pretty clean. I wonder how the grading services would grade it? I'm also showing my '49D. It's my first toned nickel, and it has a phenominal neon rainbow on the right side. You can see that the scanner picked up some pink color. It doesn't show the electric green color that thrills me every time I look at it and wraps around half the coin:
Oh now that coin is gorgeous. A fully lustrous gem with no shortage of eye appeal. The obverse displays a pale lavender center that yields to shades of iridescent blue, lime green, yellow, and magenta at the peripheries. The reverse description to follow Steve's posting of the scan. Steve, that coin really deserves to have a digital photograph to show it's true colors. That really is a splendid coin. Which reverse does the coin have?
Steve, I think I got the strike on your 51-D beat. Don't worry about the strike affecting the grade that much, mine is an MS66*. I can't find one of these with a good strike. Is it me? That 1949-D looks dynamite. I wish I could appreciate the green.
I think this is a doubleeye. I cherry picked this for $1.50. The eye itself doesn't look very good. The scan doesn't pick up the doubled "liberty" and "date", but in person, it is unmistakeable. I have to wonder if the second eye is only a lump because this is a late die state. Note the die break on the left side of the coin. So what do you call it if there is definite doubling of the letters, but no real second eye? I'll post up the reverse of a couple coins in a second.
Steve, My opinion of that coin has not changed since the other thread. I hear the LDS argument but am not buying it. If it was truly a doubled eye, you would see the second eye. Paul
Heh...thats actually not the same coin. I'm still waiting for that one in the mail. I'll post it up when it gets here.
Here's my '39d and '49d reverse. When I bought them, I had never ever heard of counting steps. The '39d is the sharper strike and cleaner coin. The '49d is actually not that high of a grade, but its really beautiful. The reverse also has pink and green.
You need to get that 1939-D Reverse of 40 graded by NGC. Based on the scans, I think it will grade MS66* The reverse is an MS67 but the obverse just has too many hits for an MS67, even for NGC. If that coin looks that good from scans, the eye appeal in hand must be off the charts. The 49-D is nice, but pales in comparison to the 39-D.
Having fun with the scanner now. I turned up the color sensitivity and the coins are looking more like they do in real life. You can see that I labeled them with the grades I think they'd slab. I was on the conservative side with some of the 65s.
Thanks...that means something coming from you. I intended to submit the 39d for slabbing but forgot it. I sent off the prettiest '13 plain buffalo that you'll ever see in your life...I think it will be a MS67. It will be interesting to see how the 39d comes out. I think its a shot 67, and have labeled it a 66/67 in my Dansco so my wife will know. I've seen worse 67s, so maybe I could catch the graders in a good mood...the toning can't hurt my case.
