That was one idea, and probably the most plausible. The other ideas were planchet striations or roller marks, but those would be parallel and I...
Hmmm.... I more often use ISO 400, f/5.6, and something in the range of 1/400 - 1/600s I find that too much light is just as much of a problem...
A picture is worth a thousand words! You can have text descriptions all day long, but I think a photo comparison is far more useful. So you don't...
Nope, but I look forward to your show report!
I can't speak for him, but I would guess he's comparing the grading standards for the Liberty Seated Half Dollar to those of the Liberty Seated...
Fantastic idea for a new thread. Because as much as I hate this reverse, there are some that are far worse.
Honestly, it doesn't really look like scaling or lighting effects. None of the other pictures he's posted recently show this artifact. And the way...
It's a hell of a lot easier when you have good pictures to grade from.
I still remember the first coin I spent more than $2k on (this was in 2009) .... It was this 1806 Draped Bust half. At the time, I was pretty...
We didn't get anything here in Charleston, not even leaves in my yard. Everything was in Myrtle Beach and north of there, starting about a 2 hour...
In that case, that is an absolutely stunning example of what original gold should look like. For those who may be reading this thread but are...
The photos are too dark and out of focus to grade from, but PCGS usually does pretty well with this sort of material. In hand, I'll bet it has...
Not sure how I missed this thread. I would have guessed 66. Very nice coin.
It may look like that, but it is highly unlikely that is the cause. Try the acetone, see what happens. Worst case, this is a low value coin and...
I'm kinda surprised at how the entire country sorta went "Meh" at these. I would have thought that a cause like breast cancer would have gotten...
Your camera is tilted with respect to the coins - all of them are in focus at the top and out of focus at the bottom. And that clip is...
Ooh, I was wondering where I could get the latest Royal Canadian Mint Commemorative! Let me pile on the holographic colored dual metal 3-d relief...
THOSE. ARE. AMAZING!!!!! I think the Italian States one is my favorite - I'm not sure I've ever seen one so fully struck, perfectly centered, and...
How true is the color to in-hand? Does it have exactly that shade, or is the color off a bit? I'll tell you why I ask after you respond.
One of the reasons so much Spanish and French coinage circulated in the colonies is because a lot of the British stuff didn't. Many of the...
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