Greetings. I recently purchased this 1923-D Peace Dollar, and was intrigued by the die crack in the bottom-left of the obverse (through "IN GOD"...
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That is a beauty!
In my case, their poor QC actually steered me to older coins - which I am enjoying even more.
US Mint quality control is horrible. My Kennedy "coins and chronicles" reverse proof coin has a dark spot in the field, and they wouldn't allow me...
This 1934-P Peace Dollar appears to be a VAM 1-A ("Semi-circular Die Scratch Obverse"). However, what's up with the "N" and "G" in "IN GOD"? Is...
tpsadler: thank you for sharing your comprehensive thoughts. Very helpful.
maxfli, congratulations -- as a distinguished Eagle Scout he'll probably be ON a coin some day. :-)
I think it looks like a solid MS-64. Nice photo -- it captures the luster well.
mac226, thank you for your service to help build the future leaders of America.
Beautiful Peace Dollar, Brett_in_Sacto!
@ThinnPikkins to answer your question about staging, I just place my coin on my desk (horizontally) and then hold my camera above it looking down....
Here's a snippet from my camera's user manual, FYI. I'm including here in case it helps you find a similar feature within yours. [ATTACH]
One thing you could look for in your camera manual is the ability to snap a photo of a white piece of paper to calibrate your white balance. I...
@jtlee321 nice coin! I agree with your statement that high quality digital imaging can magnify and create problems that don't exist. I have some...
@Frank MacD your 1922 Peace Dollar could be a VAM-2S. Here's an ANACS slab on eBay with that attribution and the same ray on the back....
I think I found a graded twin to my 1934-D coin (not a twin by grade, just by type). Heritage calls this a "medium D" and the NGC label does not...
@Sean5150 - thanks, that helps a lot. @Insider's comment about the coloring, and @tpsadler's comment which references the many parallel/straight...
@Insider and @tpsadler you're probably right -- I'll probably just hang onto it, and compare to other slabbed coins I see at shows, and solicit...
Here's a better pic using the new technique I've learned in the past couple of days. Though my technique can still be improved since I just can't...
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