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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jfm9561, post: 2619537, member: 78247&quot;]Thanks, SuperDave, for the advice regarding the photography and the characteristics of the coin itself. The point &amp; shoot camera in question is an HP Photosmart R717 that was purchased early in 2005--which makes it a venerable dinosaur in computer years. It was a top of the line camera for it&#039;s class more than a decade ago, and over the years I&#039;ve captured some amazing shots with it. However, it definitely shows it&#039;s age in regard to trying to obtain high resolution pictures of coins. Speaking of which, nice shot of the 1926, illustrating what we&#039;re talking about. (BTW, I probably ought to invest in a new camera, but it just hasn&#039;t been a priority...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, BadThad, for the compliment on the 1925-D. On the one hand, it&#039;s kind of frustrating that the coin has that really nice reverse with such a weak obverse. Early on I was really puzzled (and kind of irritated) by this phenomena, but it prompted me to learn about die wear, and now I&#039;ve come to accept that every cent has it&#039;s own unique character. This is particularly true in regard to toning. After sorting through literally thousands of Lincoln cents over the past 18 months, I&#039;ve learned that there appears to be no limit to the ways in which copper cents can tone, and toning can be quite attractive, as (IMHO) is the case with RonSanderson&#039;s 1913.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, thanks to Granddad for leaving behind the treasure trove. Took me a long time to finally get around to delving into it, but I have gained a real appreciation for numismatics (and apparently a new hobby that my wife can complain about my spending too much time on). Although it&#039;s my grandfather on my Mom&#039;s side, Dad says he&#039;s pretty sure Grandpa wouldn&#039;t have bothered to purchase coins from dealers. This would have been back in the 50s, and the overall characteristics of his collection support Dad&#039;s theory.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, he left behind the 1914-D pictured below, which I have to think must have come from circulation, because, alas, this is the only &quot;key date&quot; I was able to find. The vast majority of everything else, with a few exceptions (such as the relatively nice 1925-D), were fairly common dates--although some in high grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless, finding this 1914-D certainly made my day!</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]574409[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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