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Message:: [QUOTE="KParsons, post: 3255768, member: 32926"][USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] - thanks so much for posting photos of your A coins!  Your overstrike on Gordian III is remarkable! I see evidence of overstriking on all 3 of your other coins as well.  One of the best tools I use is simple photo editing software that allows me to control light, exposure, contrast, etc.  I find that the "shadow protection" (lighten up the shadows to see the details), "contrast" and "brightness" settings help the most. For example, the first photo (really cool A's!) is an A2 variety 1.  Here is a high contrast version of the obverse:[ATTACH=full]855351[/ATTACH] I see some potential design elements - none that make sense to me yet, but clear signs that something is going on underneath.  Key places to look for clues are the fields where nothing is supposed to be and near the rims - beyond the die / design elements of the overstrike.  Of course, some of these things may be due to corrosion, pitting, harsh cleaning, and the like, but some of the lines I see here look like design elements for sure.  Below, I've drawn some of these things on the photo:[ATTACH=full]855358[/ATTACH] The "high contrast" rev photo is here:[ATTACH=full]855362[/ATTACH] I don't see as much, but what I do see is very interesting.  Nothing to confirm what type may be underneath.[ATTACH=full]855363[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]