I bought a 1924 Lincoln cent via eBay from a dealer I generally regard as OK. Today I was practicing with that coin to improve my photographic...
@SuperDave, I see some similarities between this 1924 and the 1926 you posted. On the reverse image, the grain goes in roughly the same...
Here is an entirely different kind of 1928. I tried to match the color as closely as possible to the coin in hand.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
As I thought about this, the question became harder. I have coins that have been said to be cleaned because they look like this. But if this is...
LOL. If I had thought to take a "Before" picture, you would have seen how cloudy it was. The seller's original pics were nice enough that I felt...
Thanks! Now that I have broken the ice, I won't be so timid. I may give it a bit more of a soak. I am working on a year set of Lincolns through...
I wanted to give a public thanks to @BadThad. I asked his advise, which he gracefully provided, and that helped me salvage this 1930-D. The...
You are right. I did not pick up on the "dip" phase being EZEST. And I could not figure why you would water down the acetone. :meh: It all makes...
Hmmm, I thought acetone was a solvent that only affected organic compounds on the coin surface. I would not think you could attribute any surface...
Thanks! The coins were getting so far up in the clouds, I thought I was going to have a nosebleed.
@robec, I just cannot believe your 1920 graded only MS64. It looks better than the MS65 one on the PCGS CoinFacts page....
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And I like 1920, too. (These are the dealer's photos. I only wish I could take photos like these.)[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think I see an arc from the tip of the arc to the D. Could these be from the same die? And what's a Winged D? I had not heard of that...
@SuperDave, thank you for thoughtfully responding to help educate us all. I am relatively new, and soaking up information like a sponge - and that...
So it seems there is a sweet spot. For lower cost coins, people won't grade at all. (It just takes the value of the coin and gives it to the TPG.)...
Great advice! The autofocus is actually on the case, not the coin, as well. My picture is better as a guide to learn from, which turned out OK for...
And one more... Often the photos are scaled down by your browser for display. Do a Save As Picture to your local storage, then open at full...
These two photos show some lighting effects. They also illustrate that multiple photos can reveal more in tandem to help assess the true state of...
If the image is good, and you see a scratch, look for a shadow of it on the coin. If you see a shadow in the proper position, then you know the...
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