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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 12735022, member: 10461"]I’m a sucker for contrasting grey toning with that “antique patina” look, for which I coined the term “<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/">CircCam</a>” (i.e., “circulation cameo”).</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m also a fan of early O-mint coins with the mintmark inside the wreath, for some reason I can’t adequately explain. (I guess there’s worse things to like, eh?).</p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody bid against me. Hey, she might be too dark for some folks. But me, I <i>like</i> 'em a bit dark sometimes, as long as there's some contrast there to make the devices pop a little.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/gx/7h4ozpac1kni.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/vg/y3xaxb80s220.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/sk/4nmgt2154wbu.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I figure she'll make a nice little sister for my CircCam '53 A&R quarter, which is also a crusty PCGS VF35.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/j7/ewn9ua8bvnl0.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 12735022, member: 10461"]I’m a sucker for contrasting grey toning with that “antique patina” look, for which I coined the term “[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-circcam-you-ask-look-and-see-and-post-yours.288335/']CircCam[/URL]” (i.e., “circulation cameo”). I’m also a fan of early O-mint coins with the mintmark inside the wreath, for some reason I can’t adequately explain. (I guess there’s worse things to like, eh?). Nobody bid against me. Hey, she might be too dark for some folks. But me, I [I]like[/I] 'em a bit dark sometimes, as long as there's some contrast there to make the devices pop a little. [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/gx/7h4ozpac1kni.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/vg/y3xaxb80s220.png[/IMG] [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/sk/4nmgt2154wbu.png[/IMG] I figure she'll make a nice little sister for my CircCam '53 A&R quarter, which is also a crusty PCGS VF35. [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/j7/ewn9ua8bvnl0.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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