Good start, it is best when you can support the phone/camera, reduces blur. Great color too. Looking forward to more of your photographic gems....
Oopps, I modified (edited) my reply, but you quoted awfully quick. It is not a RPM.
Note minor doubling in the date as well, this suggests machine doubling. Had the date shown no doubling, then you may have a RPM. But, in those...
Glad you are back, may 2020 be a healthy year for you. Ahh the joys of aging!. Gary in Washington
Nice, all sorts of die chips!. Coin also shows extreme die wear (note the radiating lines from center to edge on obverse). Such wear can produce...
Corrosion. Buried or left in ocean. Gary in Washington
Via your images, I see some post mint damage, no DD. Nothing unusual.
Chris and Randy: Yes, it is glue bound but the pages are big enough (much larger than the standard Redbook), hence they lay down easier, not...
I still cannot get over how many coins et cetera you have found metal detecting!! Since you are in NY, do you go to beaches, or where. How long...
James R. wrote: I dont have the money to put into this expensive hobby. I just keep an eye out in my pocket change for what other people might...
Below is a Thailand 50 Satang, or 1/2 Baht. Dated BE2489 = 1946) actually the date was frozen for at least a decade. What is interesting it is...
My mistake, the Thai divinity on this 5 Baht coin is Garuda. See next Thai coin below. Gary in Washington
Quote Keep in mind, by NGC's own rules, the PL designation cannot be applied to a coin that is intentionally struck as prooflike. So while I can...
I see s few "water spots", which cannot be removed. They are blackish in color, small spots/rings. otherwise, wahs gently, also soaking in acetone...
Below is a grainy image of one of my Thailand "Monkey God" coins. It is 5 Baht, 1982 (BE 2525). Copper plated with copper-nickel. Weighs 11.92...
She is also quite charming. Great artwork.
Stunning coin!! And nice flower - Lady Slipper! Wow.
Below a 1945/6 Morroco 5 Francs, aluminum-bronze. Mintage 20,000,000. During reign of Mohammed V. Another large coin. Image shot through mylar...
Below Egypt, 1 pound, circulating commemorative. 1970, .720 silver, Ø 40.2 mm. Big coin! Bust of assassinated President Nasser. Mintage 400,000....
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