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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 5396373, member: 106826"]Yes, I stand with my first assessment. Not a dot cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keith - Most of us got more out of the full obverse photo than those super magnified photos. Once a photo pixelates like that...useless to me for the most part. Keep in mind that sometimes 'less-is-more'. Use the Goldilocks approach...go for just right. For the record, first timers traditionally over magnify everything (me included) but learn to back off eventually and find that sweet spot with your phone's camera or other apparatus. </p><p><br /></p><p>For the record, it would have been very cool if you struck gold here!! It doesn't happen often, but sometimes we are amazed at a find. In the past 10 years, I've seen folks finding high grade 1969 S DDO and another found a 1955 DDO. Yet another found one of the harder to find 1972 DDOs...so it can happen. The community here will go at length to help ensure that you aren't overlooking anything, and most are wishful for another's success. So hopefully you understand that while we might not have the opinion you hope to hear, we are advocating for you. And of course, you can pursue other channels if you need absolute clarity on what you have. And we'd be happy to be wrong. Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 5396373, member: 106826"]Yes, I stand with my first assessment. Not a dot cent. Keith - Most of us got more out of the full obverse photo than those super magnified photos. Once a photo pixelates like that...useless to me for the most part. Keep in mind that sometimes 'less-is-more'. Use the Goldilocks approach...go for just right. For the record, first timers traditionally over magnify everything (me included) but learn to back off eventually and find that sweet spot with your phone's camera or other apparatus. For the record, it would have been very cool if you struck gold here!! It doesn't happen often, but sometimes we are amazed at a find. In the past 10 years, I've seen folks finding high grade 1969 S DDO and another found a 1955 DDO. Yet another found one of the harder to find 1972 DDOs...so it can happen. The community here will go at length to help ensure that you aren't overlooking anything, and most are wishful for another's success. So hopefully you understand that while we might not have the opinion you hope to hear, we are advocating for you. And of course, you can pursue other channels if you need absolute clarity on what you have. And we'd be happy to be wrong. Good luck![/QUOTE]
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