I see no reason why it wouldn't grade MSsomething from the pictures, but there's a lot that can't be seen from the pictures.
There are quite a bit of hairlines visible, especially on the reverse, that aren't coherent enough to land it in a body bag, but are too numerous...
Very nice! I guess I would prioritize them by how much I'd want to keep them and then sell the low priority ones until the keepers are cheap or free.
I don't like it. There's another 1799 $1 in NGC 61 for sale on eBay, as well, but I'm not crazy about it, either. I like the ones that sold on...
Looks like an authentic VAM 5. What's the bit on the obverse close-up picture in the field between the 3rd and 5th right stars? It isn't on the...
1843. No photo available. Make a sketch from scratch? If you're an engraver by trade, that would be a waste of time if you had a coin handy in...
Very cool story, and an excellent article. Hopefully some internal mint communications turn up that shed more light on this coin.
One thing being overlooked is the fact that the camera allows the saturation to be set internally so that no post-processing is necessary. For...
Watch the presentation I linked to above. It's all about getting decent pictures on the cheap. Point and shoot cameras, a tripod, desk lamps.
Finally, here's the one with more normal lighting. I like it better. [ATTACH]
OK, that didn't take too long. Here's something that's close to axial lighting. It's actually a really cheap ring light, made by cutting a hole...
Polarization would make it worse because of the artifacts that would be induced by the slab plastic. A head-on, very diffuse light might work OK...
Nope. You can diffuse the heck out of other light and use enough lighting angles to fill all the and get a good picture of the toning. The coin,...
You may have PVC residue on the coin creating a haze that impairs the luster. An acetone soak is in order. From your pictures, I don't see a...
I'm a bit late to the discussion. I didn't read every word of it, so I'll respond in general. You won't get auction company-quality photos with...
Sounds like it's for use in promotional, custom labels only.
Top picture is much better. Axial lighting needs to be very diffuse to work well, and for most coins it isn't the solution. The only time I'd...
The spot on the obverse I'd look for wear first is poorly lit to see it. Strike on a 1943 is usually really good, so this either has a little...
The 81 seems more attractive. I don't like the blotchiness of the 94, and can't tell if it has spots near the rim where the toning gets dark or...
I think I'd just pass. The 94-S because it's not a good value (see earlier comment), and the 85-CC doesn't look like a solid 66. If I said the...
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