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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EyeEatWheaties, post: 1079205, member: 26972&quot;]it might be the pics however as mentioned, the obverse is lacking luster,&nbsp; the reverse is show a better reflection indicative of luster.&nbsp; are we sure this isn&#039;t RB?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m going 63RB</p><p><br /></p><p>when posting pics and asking others for opinions to test your own grading opinions, do your best to represent the coins main characteristics in the image&nbsp; to how&nbsp; it looks in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, if the coins best attribute is that it is lustrous, do your best to get the coin to show those highlights that luster creates.</p><p><br /></p><p>If details are its best feature. Do your best to get high resolution in the image.</p><p><br /></p><p>If color is outstanding or unique do your best to capture the coin&#039;s color in hand and check it against your monitor - presuming of course that your colors are calibrated and accurate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lighting is everything when capturing a coin.&nbsp; Here are 2 shots of the same coin, the only difference is that one image has the lighting seriously diffused - the other has the coin lit directly - over exposing&nbsp; the high points to represent luster.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1909VDBMS67RDObverse06665453aMedium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1909VDBMS67RDObverse06665453Medium.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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