Thanks, I've been building these for a couple years now and they work great. Cost breakdown is like this: Modified B&L Stand: $200 Pentax Bellows:...
I use modified microscope stands for my numismatic photography setups. They give me fine enough focus capability to do focus stacking at 5x or...
I just went through an accumulation of 58 rolls of 1955-S BU Cents and ended up with a lot of RPMs, BIEs, Toners, etc. Here are 13 Toners from the...
Bob...I like your pic a lot more than Phil's...Ray
Like any die variety, there were as many made as the die could strike before it was retired. I believe die life in the mid-40's was around 500k,...
I just completed a mini-project of going through 58 rolls of 1955-S Cents. Along with a bunch of RPMs, BIEs, etc I ended up with about a roll of...
I agree, but Brilliant Proofs start with highly polished planchets, so the typical planchet marks have been removed. It may be that no marks would...
It looks a lot like mine. The square and mirror edges (not so much the rims) give these away as first strike Satin Proofs. [IMG] [IMG]
I can't agree with the comment on color accuracy. The OP shows 5 shots. The first three are blue-tinged, and the fourth is green-tinged. Only the...
Those really don't look too bad at all. There are a few issues that you might be able to fix: - Obviously the lights are just a little too high...
I find the opposite...flat coins are easier for me. Just use 2 lights as high an angle as you can get them to the coin and you should be OK. Add...
Yes, both are normal orientation Ball Serifs.
That's the MMS-006 Ball Serif in normal orientation. See this newly-published thread to confirm......
How about this 1904? [IMG] [IMG]
I love that One Centavo, nice color and luster! I have a few USPI coins but only a couple photographed. Here's a 1903 Five Centavos: [IMG] [IMG]
I assume by "luster break" you are talking about "rub" that indicates the coin has seen some circulation, correct? Well, anything you can see with...
No worries, I have posted this coin to 4 forums (first to LCR, then to CU, then to both CT and CS) not looking for a particular answer, but the...
Yes, I do understand, but this coin has some characteristics of both biz and proof, which is why I thought it worthy of discussion. The edges are...
I bought this coin as a business strike about 20 years ago and have ever since thought it was instead a satin finish proof, basically an early...
The whole concept of proof coins being so different from circulating coins is just plain wrong in my view. A "proof" is an example to prove the...
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