Yeah that "Funkiness" covers quite a bit of the obverse. It's along the top of the obverse on the rim and all over.
Anything is possible. But I try to keep the image faithful to the coin in hand under a bright light. ;)
I would be thinking either 3 or 5 as the likely culprit. Wouldn't acid etching leave a raised surface on the coin? My thought being that the die...
I know too!!! But I will only give symbols. :p 1st Coin - #$&%*@$&!# 2nd Coin - %^# @&%*
Well I don't think it's PMD as the surface looks unmolested post strike. There is luster within the perimeters of the anomaly. Here is the...
I don't collect mint sets. I do have a 2009 set that I bought directly through the mint. I've kept it as it's the year that I started to get my...
I bought this 1930 Buffalo Nickel on eBay because of two factors. 1. Was the color and 2. Was because of what is going on on the obverse of the...
Your assignment is to write OCD 500 times on the blackboard... LOL. Thankfully my OCD is not that bad, as you can see in the post above, I had...
It all depends on the condition of that plastic. ;) Yes, my bad.. 256x256x256. :)
It's simply my OCD with quality. I'm probably not gaining anything, but I just set it to "Best" and go. :) It's kinda like people that don't...
You are correct. A large percentage of the bit depth is assigned to the highlights compared to the shadows. It's certainly not a linear...
Exactly. There are three options to choose from with my camera model, Lossless Compressed, Compressed and Uncompressed. Each has the positives...
Yes that is a die crack next to the M in UNUM. There are several small die cracks around the reverse. :)
Ok. The subject of this thread is the same 1943 Quarter as the "What would you grade this 1943 Washington Quarter" thread. However, this time...
I can see there is a date there, but exactly what the date is, I'm not sure.
Yeah, my lighting is very high contrast which in turn highlights all blemishes no matter how small. Also depending on the size of monitor you are...
Well I'd be very happy with a 67. :)
Thanks for posting that info on the ANACS Photo Cert's. I've started to keep an eye out for them. It's nice to get the info regarding them. :)
Here is an animation that shows the cartwheel luster and gives you a nice feel for the surfaces. [IMG] [IMG]
You still have a couple of months to make Santa's "Nice" list Paddy.. :) No worries Jason. Not everyone likes them. I find them oddly...
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