Thanks...I use photoshop for cropping (circ marquee tool) and post-processing of images. Coin was shot in ISO64, RAW to maximize detail.
One of my peeves with modern US coins is the lack of relief (or poor design), but I think the Everglades quarter does well in both respects. A...
The letters in LIBERTY don't need to be legible for VG8-10...you will see the tops of letters in this grade. Well, I can see several tops of...
One also ought to look at the "meat" left on the denticles as some indication of where this IHC's grade falls. :) Just quoting Rick Snow's IHC...
The cameo effect also happens on MS coins when the fields on the die are given a high polish. If you coin is struck before this polish is worn...
Right--but some sellers need to get a grip--when they grade or attribute a variety, that's an opinion too. And the internet is full of...
Don't spend that one--I think it's Wide AM. :) Compare the gap between the AM, and the ME gap on the close AM is much bigger. [IMG] The designer...
I removed the link, but I don't see this point mentioned in the Cointalk rules--mods please correct me here. I should note--there's a big...
The strike on Liberty looks great--but you see this on MS coins too. One quality of proof IHCs over MS--the rims are very square/sharp on proofs,...
I see it now--very optimistic price/grade if you ask me. It's EF details at best--too much wear/not enough luster for AU. Obv scratch and the...
The headband and hair/ribbon junction point to EF details. It more appears to have a slow accumulation of dirt, especially on the reverse--doesn't...
It's the Snow-1, but the obv. scratch and the reverse knocks down the value. Since the obverse is where the variety is, value will be weighted on...
Hi--this is definitely a Bold N--by the relief on the "N" as well as the shape of the serifs on the E's in ONE CENT. Obverse details around VF30,...
I'm no LMC expert, but I think it grades AU. If that's corrosion, it will hurt the value some.
Yeah...some kind of tool made this, you can see below the "clip" how the rim has been pushed out--something you wouldn't see if struck that way....
Good reminder--I usually don't post pics until it ships--thanks. The seller mostly deals with jewelry, but you never know...stock photos for now. :)
Yep--1894/1894 Snow-1. I think this one grades Fine--better pics later. Here's what the variety looks like in MS: :) [IMG]
Try a toothpick...see if those 'bubbles' depress easily.
Just picked off eBay for just $3? Stock photo below, mine grades Fine. I'm surprised this one got under the radar. :D It's a (slightly)...
Longacre designed this coin too, and the "doubling" looks similar to the outlines you see on IHC legends.
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