Find an astronaut and give it to him to throw back to Earth while on a spacewalk. NASA can compute the re-entry path, and you can book a plane...
Well, I tried several methods and none of the heating/cooling methods resulted in the coins coming out cleanly. Only the saw/snap open approach...
I have opened many rolls of Cents that were stuck like this. The old "Meghrig" brand tubes had a tendency to shrink and entomb the coins. My...
Here is the coin in a jig I built to show reflectivity. The jig has a V-cut, 45-deg each side. The coin sits on a true grey surface, and other...
Here is a pic of the two coins side by side with reflective/in-hand lighting: [IMG]
Same could be said about many PL Morgans. So what makes a coin PL? Certainly if it was struck from a retired proof die it could have PL qualities....
I took a look at the rolls for sale right now with keywords "unsearched BU cent roll" and indeed I must agree with you. Not a single one of those...
If you are thinking of buying a roll on eBay, post the link and we'll give you honest opinions. Not all "unsearched" rolls have been searched, but...
"BU" is a subjective term, with some folks saying that UNC=MS60, BU=MS63, ChBU=MS64, and GemBU=MS65. I would expect this coin to grade MS63RB (or...
I'm not saying it's a Proof Cent. There were no proofs struck in 1946, especially not at San Francisco, so not only could it not be a proof, it...
I was looking through a BU 1946-S roll and found a single prooflike Cent. It's very different looking than a regular Cent, with reflective...
Here's a melting pot rescue Peace $ taken on the black velvet background. I moved the coin off-center so you can see what my normal black...
For raw coins I put the coin on what I call a "transfer disk". I place the coin on the disk, then transfer it to the stage where I will take the...
Ahh, true. I end up making any color changes using PaintShopPro.
I really like DPP's cropping tool. What didn't you like about it?
I mostly use the Digital Photo Professional software that comes free with Canon cameras. I also use paint.net for doing overlays, an old copy...
I have a 1945 SF $20 Cent bag...with the original coins!
They are very close to Tungsten. You can use Tungsten, then do a WB shift to dial it in. More accurate than MWB.
I use Jansjos almost exclusively.
Results so far are not bad at all. I'd probably go with f/8 rather than f/11 to improve sharpness, but it will also make focusing a little harder,...
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