Bicentennial Proof Set Quarter Uncoated

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by tpanc13, Mar 28, 2009.

  1. tpanc13

    tpanc13 Junior Member

    I have a 2.8M .JPG and a 6.7M .png , but on my display they look the same as the resized one previously posted. I guess I need a fixed camera holder instead of my shaky hands to get something better.
     
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  3. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    Just cut the quarter put of the biggest photograph and save it as a PNG
     
  4. tpanc13

    tpanc13 Junior Member

    .png file

    Sorry...the .jpg quarter was already 500KB and above the limited size. Why is there such a small limitation (250KB) :desk: ? My camera shoots a 2800KB .jpg, but quality on a display can't handle it any better. Now a print out of it would show the differences. Guess we'll just have to work with what's posted.

    Question: Has anybody seen another proof set like mine? How about just the quarter (even non-proof)? Any ball park guesses on value?
     
  5. Pyrbob

    Pyrbob Member

    The new pic makes it look more like it is missing the clad layer on the reverse. What I meant before was coins can tone in the proof set cases so I thought maybe your quarter reverse was just toned and not an error. Clad coins including quarters have a copper core sandwiched between 2 layers of cladding on the outside. When one of the clad layers is missing before it is struck then the coin has one copper side. You confirm this by weighing the coin because it will be underweight. I can see where this is harder when it is one of the coins in a proof set. Also the coin will usually be a weak strike because of being thinner than normal. But proof coins are struck with a higher striking pressure so the strike might not be affected as much. This looks interesting and I would get it to an error specialist. I would suggest sending it to CONECA. The website is CONECAONLINE.ORG. Or take it to a major coin show if one is around you.
     
  6. tpanc13

    tpanc13 Junior Member

    What do you consider a "major" coin show. There are two coin shows listed at www.coinshows.com later this year near me: GSCC Coin & Collectors Show and 50th Annual South Plains Coin Show.

    I'm new at this, so mailing it off to someone makes me uncomfortable. I wouldn't even know what to insure it for. I'll check out the site PyrBob. Two others were also listed in previous posts. Thanks.
     
  7. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    Your not understanding. Everytime you save a file as a JPG you lose more data. Save it as a PNG and cut out just the quarter and resize as needed.
     
  8. tpanc13

    tpanc13 Junior Member

    I'll explore how to get it to my PC as a PNG. Right now it is saved on the camera as a JPEG and uploads as such. Since I can't find any option on the camera menu, I'll dig out its manual. Maybe I should be using the camera's upload program instead of just cut/paste of the files.
     
  9. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    When you down;oad the image from your camera, open it up with the GIMP and then SAVE AS, and change the .jpg with .png and your finished. Prior to the png format, I used to archive files as .tif files. A smaller looking image with a png file can be zoomed in more because it has more information in the graphic.

    Ruben
     
  10. tpanc13

    tpanc13 Junior Member

    Resize of Front.png Resize of Reverse.png Resize of LargerReverse.png
    It's been 7 years since the initial post. I finally sent high resolution images of above to Fred Weinstein for review. He told me with "99.985% certain it’s toning only", i.e., the quarter's reverse. Also, "
    The copper core of our clad coinage is just like
    the copper cents made before 1983.

    If you look at the Cent in the set, and compare it
    to the Quarter, you’ll see there’s no copper color
    that’s even close to the Cent".

    I guess I am not familiar with how "toning" can happen to a proof set coin. Can some enlighten me re "toning" versus "unclad"?

    Secondly, Since this doesn't appear to be "unclad", is it worth anything even though no other reports have been made of a set like this?

    Thanks.
     
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