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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2216141, member: 19463"]I see a nice coin that I would be happy to have but I don't see a lot of wear. There is complete separation of ear and wreath on Titus which would have disappeared with wear. I see uneven striking and the normal porosity of billon coins. The coin may be 'worse' than some CNG offerings but it is not badly worn. If I were a slabber, I would call it VF but give lower marks for strike and surface (2/5?). Wear? I have wear (and an additional Domitian):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]433549[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as CNG photography goes: I don't think they over emphasize roughness but enlarged photos with excellent sharpness are going to make detail and faults easier to see. Most coins are bought by old men with failing eyesight who may not see things in hand with household lighting with unaided vision that do show up in well lit enlargements. I consider his a good thing. The coins look more like they do under a magnifier (not microscope) which is really how they are. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a very few coins that are good enough to stand being made into 20x30 enlargements but prints that size are meant to be viewed from a distance greatly more than arm's length. Some people bid on CNG lots having seen them on a 20 inch high definition monitor; some bid on things seen on a phone with a cracked screen. I'm not sure how we can expect sellers like CNG to present lots to both groups of potential bidders on an even plane. One of the best reasons for learning to take photos of our coins is what it teaches us about interpreting the photos taken by others from which we buy our coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2216141, member: 19463"]I see a nice coin that I would be happy to have but I don't see a lot of wear. There is complete separation of ear and wreath on Titus which would have disappeared with wear. I see uneven striking and the normal porosity of billon coins. The coin may be 'worse' than some CNG offerings but it is not badly worn. If I were a slabber, I would call it VF but give lower marks for strike and surface (2/5?). Wear? I have wear (and an additional Domitian): [ATTACH=full]433549[/ATTACH] As far as CNG photography goes: I don't think they over emphasize roughness but enlarged photos with excellent sharpness are going to make detail and faults easier to see. Most coins are bought by old men with failing eyesight who may not see things in hand with household lighting with unaided vision that do show up in well lit enlargements. I consider his a good thing. The coins look more like they do under a magnifier (not microscope) which is really how they are. I have a very few coins that are good enough to stand being made into 20x30 enlargements but prints that size are meant to be viewed from a distance greatly more than arm's length. Some people bid on CNG lots having seen them on a 20 inch high definition monitor; some bid on things seen on a phone with a cracked screen. I'm not sure how we can expect sellers like CNG to present lots to both groups of potential bidders on an even plane. One of the best reasons for learning to take photos of our coins is what it teaches us about interpreting the photos taken by others from which we buy our coins.[/QUOTE]
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