I strongly disagree with this. I see very little consistency across the TPGs, and because they assign "market" grades, their standards change over...
TPGs are not even a factor for me and my collecting interests. I am a numismatist.
OK, I edited my post a bit since the bellows is not being used due to too-long minimum extension. This does go back to the original kit list for...
Very nice SD. The 50mm SK definitely blows the El-Omegar away. The only issue with 50mm lenses on bellows is they will limit the max coin size...
I'm always looking for good deals on high quality optics, and I have found a "ringer" to alert you all to: the Bausch & Lomb 10x 0.25 16mm. In...
BT...I just marked the 3 coins I know of that were QC'd...Ray
No, the roll was tubed when I bought it. The seller told me he transferred it from the paper bank wrapper to the tube many years ago. It was...
Many of the 41-D Toned Cents have come back with grades. A few were deemed AT and got Questionable Color, and their owners are going to re-submit,...
Ken's an absolute pillar of the Error/Variety community and a super nice guy too!
Is the edge of the coin flat, wide, with sharp edges, and shiny?
RPM #3
The D mintmark is too close to the 9 to be either of the two known D/S varieties.
Folks might be interested to see an animated overlay I just did of a 1944-S DDO showing as a thickening and doubling of the 1-9-4-4 of the date,...
I developed the photographic techniques I use today specifically for taking high magnification, high resolution images of the varieties I found in...
If you are needing to reduce to -5EV then something very odd is happening. It sounds like the camera is not metering properly. What metering mode...
I use Canon for coin photos. I would not use anything else due to the partial electronic shutter feature (EFSC). My walkaround camera is a Nikon....
The highly detailed surface appearance comes from extreme low-angle side lighting, likely below 10-degrees.
do you really mean -5EV or is that a typo?
Canon is what I recommend because from the Rebel XS / 1000D onward they have partial electronic shutters when used in Live View. The Live View...
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