I'm sorry, but the concept of "compromising sharpness" is such a stupendous oxymoron that I'm unable to process it. :)
This. The "finish" on this coin does not resemble any "satin" finish the Mint has ever applied; it's far too grainy.
One part of determining whether a coin has been cleaned or not, which not everyone incorporates into their thinking, is, "Is there any evidence of...
Pretty well-struck, relatively unmarred, I tend to agree with Kurt at MS64. A dealer who usually sets asking prices fairly high has three...
With only one light and small images, it's difficult to form a coherent opinion. I will say, the parallel striations visible on the right obverse...
....and the beauty of this type of lustrous brown copper is, I required no diffusion whatsoever to shoot these images. Just two Jansjos bearing...
Use a ziplock-style plastic bag as opposed to a permanently-sealed vacuum bag. Food-grade examples contain no chemicals in their composition which...
Snerk. :D
I guess it's just a question of refinement of technique. Since i'm looking at the coin in real time, real color and real exposure filling the...
Plainly cleaned, but the term "whizzing" carries the connotation of high-speed mechanical polishing, which leaves no hairlines behind. Not just...
I have declared war on that mint mark. [ATTACH] You will get to see half of my avatar a bit larger the day after tomorrow, but it'll be my last...
$70? The obverse alone is worth that. You got one free face, and the reeding thrown in. :)
I'm not sure if we can be confident that the clad is as homogenous now as it was from the Mint after what it's been through, or even if it wasn't...
I think that would be a fair statement.
Only the cheapest of Dino-Lites costs less than my entire dSLR rig with multiple lenses.
Common-date Morgans don't add much value below AU anyway; I think your dealer has it a lot closer to reality that whatever that publication is.
Imaging through plastic is not an impossible task. Just set your standards for quality lower, and you'll be fine.
You need to take it out of the plastic. You'd be astonished at how much better a photographer you are with that one simple step.
The point which bothers me the most is that these are not seen by all as intuitively fake. They're poster children for the most common...
I love the thread title. :) I think the coin was used - as happens often enough to give us frequent headscratching moments like this - as a shim...
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