These are bullion coins....bullion silver coins do not have a mintmark as they are not being manufactured as a numismatic product. P, W, or S does...
I do not buy labels. The coin is indistinguishable and the label will not get me to pay more. It is a silver eagle, like all other silver...
Here is the one I have seen....regular box and packaging from the mint, no bow or gift box. [ATTACH]
This would probably get AT, but I have had for years and I like it...the gold tone is beauty in hand [ATTACH]
I collect them...as a collector....not looking at big $$ returns....I use investments for that. Now if everyone keeps ignoring them and I keep...
TreeHugger...it is the America's Beautiful National Parks and will have a National Park or other National Site. National Forests are considered...
My heirs will check on "official" grade as I am not a fan of slabs. I do feel strongly about opinions from senior members of this forum, including...
Please provide comments/opinions/decisions based on most current information...as already stated, early pictures were replaced with new as the...
Here are photos...the 1976 Kennedy is a NGC MS66 Coin. The thought on my recent find is it is a 1965 MS coin (not SMS)...thank you. Based on...
Actually trying to get accurate grade and photo combo. As stated, I can get rid of all with photoshop, on the flipside, I will get too low a...
Okay.....have been working on my camera and lighting settings to get the photos more representative of the coin in hand...here are a couple more...
Still working to get the lighting and settings correct...how is this one? [ATTACH]
Both...based on all inputs to this point, I am looking at the 1965 as MS and not SMS as no input has led to the contrary...knowing it is difficult...
Correct...but everything under MS68/69/70 has easily visible defects. It is a question of impact at any grade lower...so if the photos are...
I do not have an Axial lighting setup. I use diffused daylight bulbs with two lamps. One lamp directed at the coin. The other coming from the...
Thanks for the lighting advice....here is another shot with lights further from the object and other options similar to the one you liked....
I think cleaned with something...it is interesting how there is toning in parts and it stops at the edge of the scribbles. That makes me think...
I think my photos are emphasizing the negative aspects too much. Using the same setup as before, the 1976 coin is an NGC slabbed MS66...based on...
Wow...you have much more confidence in the photo skills utilized on the first picture than I do...thanks ;-)
Here is another photo of the 1969 Obverse...this is closer to how the coin looks in hand. Compare it to the other photo (second picture), and wow,...
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