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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 810089, member: 4580&quot;]<b>I found the &#039;spot&#039; on mine, too, full of mint luster</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Catbert...</p><p><br /></p><p>When you mentioned the &#039;spot,&#039; which had never really attracted my close attention, I looked in Dalton &amp; Hamer and could not see the same spot in the plate photo.&nbsp; So I enlarged my image and I can see it.&nbsp; In the photo of mine that you referred to, the spot is there, but the lighting has obscured it somewhat.&nbsp; If you look carefully, you&#039;ll see that the left side of the spot is dark, the right side is brighter, but it seems unclear to me.&nbsp; Another problem is that saving as a jpg for internet publication/posting always cost a bit in resolution.&nbsp; Given today&#039;s technology, it&#039;s unavoidable.&nbsp; I wish folks could see the images as they appear on my computer.&nbsp; They look great when printed.&nbsp; I often send a bunch of images to snapfish for their 4x6 glossy prints at 9¢ each.&nbsp; : )</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I took some more photos this morning, early, using diffused lighting and here are the results.&nbsp; In this smaller size, it appears somewhat dim, but in full size of about 5000 pixels wide it appears much brighter, and I was really setting it up for full sized view on other sites where small image can be expanded.</p><p><br /></p><p>Photos can differ greatly when lighting is changed, and even color balance can affect perceptions.&nbsp; Actually, contrast, color balance and saturation can also affect perceived focus.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Larrymo123/after%208-9-09/Midd2532-up1024.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Larrymo123/after%208-9-09/FrogandSpotFramed478.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your &#039;spot&#039; seems to be somewhat larger than on my token.&nbsp; My spot is full of mint luster. Perhaps I am being fooled by your image.&nbsp; They are both great tokens, no doubt.&nbsp; My Middlesex DH 253 is one of the cornerstones of my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, if that is a frog, Then I would believe the tree is full of frogs.&nbsp; ; )</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it&#039;s just part of the tree, a stubby branch and a bunch of leaves.&nbsp; I&#039;ve not heard anybody mention a frog before and it is not included in D&amp;H&#039;s description.&nbsp; Have you heard others refer to it as a frog, or perhaps read it in a reference?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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