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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 8223172, member: 90692&quot;]On the whole you have good pictures for a inexpensive scope, you’ll have to experiment on lighting, but two low power (25-40 watt) is plenty strong enough, placed at 10 and 2K.&nbsp; Diffused lighting will help minimize glare, some people use white coffee filter paper over cool bulbs (led). </p><p><br /></p><p>You will have problems with pixelation at magnification.&nbsp; The lesser-priced scopes usually top out at 2MP, a scope with a minimum 3MP seems to take care of pixelation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see your coin at 45-50, so I’d say you’re on track on teaching yourself to grade.</p><p>Using comparison tools to grade, like PCGS Photograde and others will help you stay in the ball park.&nbsp; I have to add I believe that is deterioration of the obverse die that is affecting the 41/date (the bottoms near the rim) and likewise the lettering of LIBERTY (the tops near the rim). </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree the toning is cardboard gassing from albums.&nbsp; The fingerprint is there to stay, and it definitely impacts eye appeal on any coin, being equally crucial to grading a coin as luster and wear, imo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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