Lots of great stuff here, and so much variety. One of my favorite threads of all time.
thanks!
I always loved the box of 20 idea. I did it myself but ended up with 75 coins :D , before taking the last 4 years off altogether. Keep us...
Updated 7.16.2020 I have removed A LOT of coin dealers. Out of business, merged with other dealers/Auction houses, bad websites, sites pushing...
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Nice post. Well written and with quality photos showing what a dramatic difference the amount of light and the light angles can make a...
Yes and No. What you are saying about people's scores changing due to their balances, accounts, hard pulls, defaults, age of accounts, etc is...
EAC grades are not ALWAYS lower than TPG. They are 95% of the time, yes, and sometimes significantly lower. I have seen examples where the...
A Beauty.
I was gonna say 65, figured TPG would push to 66, but 67 just plain seems ridiculous.
I think you are saying these substances allows the camera to see through the slab better, filling in scratches and very fine texture of the slab...
Yes, tethering is extremely helpful when shooting static things in a studio-like environment. Coins are a perfect example. The camera doesn't...
1,000%, yes. But you didn't tell the OP how to do this. Many years ago another CT member told me to use a flat mirror. Works absolute wonders...
He listed a macro lens. Micro is what Nikon calls macro, just to keep it interesting. :bag: Definitely increasing the f-stop would help however...
Cute house, reminds me of fond memories. My wife lived in a house just like that when I met her when I was 15. First kiss, etc. We live only...
Yup, I've seen that before myself. Sent in scratched up old slabs for reholder, get back scratched up new slabs. :mad: Also, I have submitted...
Rim Mashed up, like really mashed up. Now, some TPG dont even blink an eye at that sort of rim damage, but for me, this is a details coin.
MS66
yes.
A beauty!
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