That must be better than shooting and posting daily photos of your pocket piece!
Excellent thread, by the way (@Denis Richard) . . .
Thanks. I use 5500K in each of 2 exam lamps, and generally position them closer, usually within 20” or so. Had? I believe it’s still there.
I'm still waitin' for the day when someone posts a buffalo nickel set in XF where all the coins look alike. Just imagine, a 1938-D in XF . . ....
How far away was your light source? Maybe I'm trying to position mine too close to the coin.
I'm giving you an under and an over . . . Either under (1) 90% and under (1) 40%, OR over (20) 90% and over (20) 40% . . . nothing in between....
I get frustrated trying to capture the contrast between the fields and devices on cameo proof coins. I've seen the photos of some which I greatly...
How awesome, LM. The best things in life are waiting for!
Thanks PF!
Unlike striking the edge in collar here in the US, do they roll the design into the edge of the coin in India?
Pretty soon their hunger will be born of starvation, not of natural appetite.
I guess I don't even know what eBay Live is . . . :oops:
Well, Randy, look at the bright side. You can tell yer wife you bought an 1803 half dollar and saved $3k doin it!
I used to bid a lot on eBay. Not so much anymore, but occasionally. I remember there used to be huge numbers of bidders on some items. Of...
Actually, if he's buying for inventory we can probably make all he needs . . .
CDN bid on AU50 is $1100.
Odds are that at least a couple of bidders able to grade accurately may have viewed these coins in person, and may know more than others. I can't...
Here's a pretty obvious strike thru on a Saint . . . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And a $10 Indian with prominent strikes thru on both sides. I rarely...
Error coins in gold are quite scarce. The US Mint didn't like issuing "defective" coins into general commerce, but was especially sensitive about...
4,000,000 mercury dimes minted? Methinks your count is off a little. There are at least 60 different dated / mintmarked issues of the Mercury...
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