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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 7309351, member: 106826&quot;]Admittedly, there are other, better coins to play detective with.&nbsp; But, the OP put up a challenge (may be impossible without a coin in hand).&nbsp; But no shortages on speculation and confusion. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=115032]@Noah Worke[/USER] life is pretty tough without that third arm.&nbsp; I have to chuckle...I recall the juggling act not too long ago.&nbsp; I use a magnifying lighted ring to do the bulk of my searches, but I have an inexpensive AmScope for doing the detail work.&nbsp; The loupe is always in the pocket for a spot inspection.&nbsp; What I&#039;ve found is that the quality of the photo usually trumps the magnification.&nbsp; The trick is to find the optimal distance for taking a shot of your coin where you don&#039;t have to use the magnification of the phone&#039;s camera to the point it pixelates your photo.&nbsp; Even as your photos sit, I couldn&#039;t even see a trace dimple at the bottom of the bust to suspect a VDB.&nbsp; And with the coin in hand, you should be able to see more than we can anyway.&nbsp; I can make out a serif...I think.&nbsp; But I can also see a bar of a D if I want to.&nbsp; Really hard to make out what you have there, but it&#039;s damaged a little too far to make out much.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a picture of a cent I found detecting as a kid.&nbsp; Can you make out the date?&nbsp; Easier in hand for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277853[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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