The date is the entire legend on the lower half of the obverse. It is spelled out longhand, in Spanish: UN MIL N[OVOCIE]NTOS VEINTISEIS. In...
Yep.
What he said! Sharp!
Interesting! I think you may be right that it's not PMD, maybe.
Splendid! And the old provenance, all the better!
I’ve been very happy with the NGC Photovision pics they took of my ancients, FWIW. Not the same thing as a toned Morgan, but the photos have been...
PS- I like the top TrueView better. It makes the violet patch in right obverse field pop.
I wouldn't try again. It's a pretty coin, but there must be something going on that triggers them to details grade it each time. Of course if...
Like this. Or my box demonstration. You're still not getting the part about having the phone directly above the coin.
@MIGuy - that is indeed a quantum improvement!
You're still shooting from the side. You have to shoot from directly above, as demonstrated.
Still not on top of the coin. Still at an angle. The coin is not round in those photos.
Of course it does take some experimentation.
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