Loupe selection threads come up now and then. There's a good thread on the PCGS board right now that started out about counterfeit loupes (i.e.,...
Glad you have made money on this, but people paying for the special labels are collecting just that -- special labels. This has basically become...
Send me a PM if you have any questions about doing this.
Not a big fan of the toning on Coin A, and the black stain on the kitty kills it for me. If two people (one of which may have been the seller)...
Exactly what I was thinking, as well. The 1817 appears to have planchet inclusions visible left of the coat of arms. There are probably other...
It does look like a "smashed nock," but the lower feather is smashed as well, and the nock is long compared with it. A smashed short nock...
For a coin worth 25c, it's big. For a coin worth $100, it's not. You have to take the value of the coin into consideration when determining...
And that is the correct way. Sometimes I use a pencil, but I almost always have a rose thorn on my desk, so I usually use that.
Things I like about cardboard 2x2s: 1. Cheap at about 3c each 2. You can put a lot of them in a box or album. 3. If not packed tightly, it's...
The 8 escudos just arrived today, which prompted me to image the both of them tonight. [img] [img]
I love this set. Finished the 50-coin type set a couple years ago when there were about 15 Hawaiians in the FUN auction. I got a 64 CAC for less...
I agree with the cleaned comments. The reverse is especially troubling. One of the best free resources for collectors is the Heritage prices...
This is a really confusing chart from the award-winning article and best-selling book. A bare filament bulb and a halogen bulb are both rather...
Most popular stereoscopic 35mm camera made. Stereoscopic photography was popular in the 1950s, and the Stereo Realist was made from 1947-71.
I would think that you want a website that offers quality coins of whatever type you like at whatever price point you're looking at. Lots of...
Now do it with one eye closed and you'll understand lighting and what the camera will capture even better, unless you're using one of these: [IMG]
Two gooseneck lamps that I can move freely. The bulbs are not high CRI bulbs, but fairly decent daylight bulbs. For most coins, lack of a fully...
TPGs use lights that are close to being a point source, typically small halogen lights, but the point source is more important than the...
You aren't showing the difference between three different types of light. You're showing three pictures that have different light sources. None...
Ouch. Not much left to say. Return it if you can, I guess. It looks like an average uncirculated 02-O. Stick to reputable grading services and...
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