Stars for circulated grades are much less common. There are actually a few graded (among many series), but they are usually either tightly held or...
Maybe I don't understand what you are talking about. The picture is way too dark for me. What areas are "over-exposed"?
That one is too dark. I like the one you posted previously better. This one is also slightly out of focus.
Can't tell if you are joking, or being serious.... Sometimes it is hard with you.
@tpsadler , you have made amazing improvements already in the course of this thread. These cameras are incredibly complicated, and it takes a...
Sometimes, I solve this problem by, quite simply, only using 2 lights (at the appropriate angles).
I take all of my pictures while tethered to my computer. I don't actually touch the camera at all. Clicking my mouse will take the picture. Thus,...
There should be a setting somewhere in your camera to take images in "raw" form, or have the camera perform some processing or compression. You...
Well, that is instantly a better picture than the last one you posted.
No, I have a copy stand.
I would never buy any coins while walking around a middle eastern bazaar, but especially stay away from old US and gold coins. Before Chinese took...
I don't know what settings anyone else uses, but I use ISO 400 or 600, and F/5 to F/8. What shutter speed do you use? I'm usually between 1/300...
I post this one every once in a while. NGC EF-40* [IMG] [IMG]
Assuming the OP is looking very specifically for a 1963 in 69CAM, NGC alone has graded 352 of them. I don't know what the OP's goals are in buying...
This piece is graded NGC MS-67. The luster just drips off the coin. I've always been a fan of these coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Interesting graphic, @rmpsrpms . For the interest of education, if you have time, could you post actual pictures of a coin taken with multiple...
One of the most important things I learned from Mark Goodman's book is that you can't use the same lighting for every coin. I knew this in an...
Why would you think the grade is incorrect? NGC gets it right far more often than they don't. And, if you ever want to get a reasonable feel for...
ANACs application of the PL standard is iffy, I've had a couple cross to NGC, and I've had a couple not cross. Their DMPL standard is also...
I am not as familiar with the Morgan series as many of the posters in this thread, so I cannot comment on that. However, I will comment on toned...
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