What's the luster look like in hand ? That would be a good determining factor.
Optical zoom is 4x - digital zoom is 4x that. It is 35mm and 5.1 megapixel. Honestly don't know if it can do live shots on a computer or not - but...
Now bear in mind that with that pic the resolution has been reduced to approx 85kb for on-line use. It can easily be increased to 10 times that...
I use the Nikon 5400 - it has a 16x zoom that can be used with or without the macro function. Here is an example of what just what 3x can do -...
Hopefully you realize Morgan that Speedy is trying to help you learn by providing you with information that will help you in your future purchases ;)
Mintage was 1,220,000 - KM #4.
If you want to have less strain on the eyes you need to use a larger viewing area - not a smaller one like you have with a microscope. Get...
Going to coin shows with open eyes - and open ears - is perhaps one of the most educational experiences a collector can have. Even if you don't...
Probably genuine - but it looks like an ex-jewelry piece to me. I think that blob is where the mount was removed.
They make albums for the round ones too ;)
Funny how that works aint it :D
Sorry - I have no idea.
Midas - ANACS does publish pop reports, once a year - they have to be purchased though, just like PCGS, and they are not available on-line....
It's nothing but a rule of thumb - but many think 35 degrees off axis is a desired minimum. Technically speaking, this type of error should not...
Yes - it is.
Not so - the cases the mint uses are not sealed in any way. You may be thinking of slabs used by the grading companies - they are sonically welded.
Welcome to the darkside ;) I assume that was a spelling oooops above - but a quite ironic one. For I've gone into "hock" more than once...
On the CONECA home page - see the links on the left, click on the one that says Attribution Services. You can also click on the Recent Finds...
Midas I gotta ask you - do you only determine which grading company is the most conservative by how many 70 grades they assign ? If ya do,...
Here's your pic ;) [IMG] I moved the post over here to the error forum - it'll likely get more response here.
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