I certainly agree this would have been a good thing. I some cases they achieved this, but often not. Perhaps they felt artistic considerations...
A classic example is the Standing Liberty Quarter, which was modified to protect the date's wearing qualities. Perhaps they should have modified...
Thanks as always, Clinker ! One of the things odd about the earliest gold a la the 1804 mentioned above is the odd placement of a lock of hair,...
Here's one thing they might do... Rather than just give the "bottom line" grade number, break out its components and show those grades. NGC is...
The 1928 is not "very rare". They minted many millions, so even a melt rate of 80% would leave a huge number of coins. There are plenty of 1928s.
If you really want to focus on dates, avoid the ultra-common: '08 NM, '24, '25, '27, '28. Next tier to avoid is '14-S, '15-S, '23-D. But to me,...
There's something definitely wrong with the 1801's obverse rim, from about 2 o'clock to 7 or so.
Outstanding indeed, sir ! Great photos, great coin, ugly dude... on the coin, that is. :D He should marry the girl who modeled for the US Matron...
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Interesting thought... it's possible. But why announce that at the Springtime ANA Convention ? If they're doing a new line of grading, they...
My #1 hope is something which deals a major blow :hammer: to the slab counterfeiters. They aren't that dangerous - yet. But they will be.
What earth-shaking achievements have they done this year, or last year ? Yes, CoinFacts is cool, but only appeals to a small portion of the...
There's a nice lead-in. StateQuarterGuy, buy the book before you buy these coins ! For me, buying these coins sight-unseen is out of the...
Great thread, Larry ! Thanks. Can you expound more on what you mean by axial lighting ?
That's kinda where I'm at. I'm definitely not an expert. I do have experience in Indian $2.5s, Liberty $10s, and early Federal stuff, notably...
Nice ! Thanks, Siberian Man ! :high5: I have a handful of kopecki I picked up in Russia - Moscow, Pereslavl, Yaroslavl, Vologda, St Pete... it's...
I'm with mark_h... that's a darn good flan for copper that old. Congrats !
Consider adding a second light and vary the amount of light from each source. It seems you used only one light for the OP photo, lighting from 12...
I love this kind of stuff ! :high5: You a coppahead - bona fide ! There's no turning back now ! ;)
I think you're doing great. Yes, it's all about the lighting - by far the single most important factor. Experiment with your white balance. If...
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