I have never heard one credible numismatist disparage the Battle Creek coins and back up their claim with anything more than their opinion. To my...
Happy President's Day! One day I will get around to imaging the 2010 and 2011 coins. [img]
Don't sweat it man. Sometimes there is just nothing you can do. I am almost a foot away from this coin. [img]
Now that is an IKE with some serious toning. Is it raw or certified?
Does that mean you are happy with the amount of light you are getting on your coins when you image them? I know that when I attempted to...
Wait, now I am confused. You linked the same article that I did, yet your previous post seems to indicate that you believe the Battle Creek coins...
The story is that a dealer happened upon an estate in the Appalachian Mountains in late 2000 that contained several rolls of fantastically toned...
If you have the camera that close to the coin you will never be able to get enough light on the surface of the coin to achieve the results you...
I think you will find that if you tilt the coin just a little, your problem will disappear. I use 1 or 2 casino chips under the bottom edge of...
With a mintage of 203 million, don't count on it. The 1941 is commonly found with a full strike and full steps and is not rare in the premium gem...
Did the star designation even exist when that coin was graded? It looks to be either a generation 7 or 9 NGC holder!
To my knowledge, all of the Appalachians were graded by NGC but that is predicated on the belief that they are NT. If they are AT, I would have...
Yikes, don't even think it! Yes you could crack the coin and dip it back to it's original state, but why would you want to? When I think of a...
I don't submit coins for grading, but I prefer NGC holders because I collect mostly toned coins and have found that the contrast of the toning vs....
I agree! I agree! I agree! I have both a top five registry set and a raw album collection of Jefferson Nickels. Both endeavors are...
Are you claiming that it is easy to AT coins and have them pass muster with the TPG's as market acceptable?
Wow, and I was thinking how unattractive that Mercury Dime is to my eye. No way that coin got a star my friend.
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No, the toning is all blue-violet.
Mike, That is a very nice DCAM Franklin and don't beat yourself up over the photographs. IMO, proof coins separate the professional...
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