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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 678188, member: 4350&quot;]Hi Jessash 1976,</p><p><br /></p><p>Often a picture, even if it is poor can give some of us enough information to tell what a coin has or doesn&#039;t have.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s tough to describe but after you&#039;ve seen hundreds,&nbsp; and sometimes thousands of coins , in hand that exhibit the same qualities, you can identify something even if the picture could be better.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first example that comes to mind would be something like the reprocessed cents of 1943.&nbsp; Those are coins that have been cleaned and replated outside the Mint in order to make look better.&nbsp; Even a small picture,&nbsp; or a picture that is out of focus allows one to identify the fact that it was reprocessed.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It has &quot;The Look&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Many damaged coins have &quot;The Look&quot;&nbsp; that pertains to a type of damage that many of us have seen in some cases, at least a million times (literally) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; It is the experience of having seen other coins in hand that allows some of us to identify something without a coin in hand.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It just comes from looking at a lot of clunkers as we search for the good stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I see your view point,&nbsp; sometimes a clunker can be identified based upon experience with a picture provided.&nbsp; Most folks who know me will tell you that my track record &quot;ain&#039;t&quot; bad<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; but I understand what you mean.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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