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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1915594, member: 27832"]I'll do what I can, but it'll have to be tomorrow or Saturday. If I can take a little more time in setup, I think I can do a better job -- at the very least, I can set up for a long exposure with mirror lockup and such, and stop it down far enough to get both the grooves and lands into the DOF.</p><p><br /></p><p>Taking a quick look at the coin, the lands look regular, but pretty beaten up, especially around where the hole is. A bit better opposite the hole, but nothing like a contemporary proof. (Then again, when 140 years old you are, not so good YOUR rims will look, hrmm?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1915594, member: 27832"]I'll do what I can, but it'll have to be tomorrow or Saturday. If I can take a little more time in setup, I think I can do a better job -- at the very least, I can set up for a long exposure with mirror lockup and such, and stop it down far enough to get both the grooves and lands into the DOF. Taking a quick look at the coin, the lands look regular, but pretty beaten up, especially around where the hole is. A bit better opposite the hole, but nothing like a contemporary proof. (Then again, when 140 years old you are, not so good YOUR rims will look, hrmm?)[/QUOTE]
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