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...
Look at the bright side. At least Doug hasn't Like'd someone else just to frustrate you.
Not to worry. I wouldn't even send it to NCS for fear it would end up clean, but pitted, and without the wonderful color. Not worth taking a chance.
Thanks, everyone. This has been very informative. The surface of this coin seems unusual to me as I can't quite tell if the numerous lttle spots...
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I did promise... The blue color is mostly the sky - I took this in front of a window. These look more like irregularities in the toning. Do you...
I have to run, but I will try to post a closer picture of the reverse. Will it be marks in the toning or on the coin??? Stay tuned tomorrow!:woot:
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