I know you said your grade, I just want the poll to be accurate, please vote, please!
Big improvement icerain.:thumb: If you follow Collect89's advice, you will find yourself with a great photo. One last tip, make sure that your...
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Mike, I think you meant B or C.
I highly disagree with that statement. In my experience, luster is the most important element of grading in the gem+ grades. I'm not sure you...
Doug, my use of the term guess the "assigned" grade is necessary because I want everyone to use the same grading standard which is NGC's grading...
That reminds me of the old way to submit coins to the TPG's: coin in a polybag inside a PVC flip. I just started to image my toned ASE's as...
The problem with diffused lighting is that is completely eliminates luster and it reverses the contrast between fields and devices. When shooting...
NO! The new photo is not better. I don't know what lighting you are using icerain, but I have seen enough Morgan Dollars in hand to tell you...
Tom, What is going on in the fields of this coin. They look like they have been whizzed. The reverse field under the wing and above the arrows...
Heritage has me listed as a legacy client and they treat me very well. The most obvious bonus is that they ship my signature auction purchases...
It is my least favorite venue as well.
Hey, what do you know, we found someone who likes the A Coins in your thread. http://www.cointalk.com/t219180/ FWIW, the reverse of that...
Now I am not saying that the B coins are bad, just not my favorite. [IMG] About the A coins, I don't own any.
To the rescue, [IMG] P.S. Now be honest, who would have ever thought that I would own an untoned raw 1896 Morgan Dollar?
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I will take coin C and prove it! [IMG] Fantastic surfaces and luster can overcome a weak strike, IMO.
Run Forrest, Run!
It certainly has been dipped but I can promise that the dipping has not muted the remaining luster. The stain on the reverse is on the coin, and...
p.s. by way of comparison, here is my NGC MS66 [IMG]
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