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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 10250749, member: 105571"]A relatively quick way to get your coin and claim in front of a very knowledgeable audience is to write up your findings with first-rate photos and have it published in the Liberty Seated Collectors Club journal. The latest one just arrived in my mailbox yesterday and it's published three times per year. So, there is just enough time for your claim to be published if the editors agree.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if you don't get published, the simple act of communicating with these people may gin up enough interest for their serious investigation of your claims. Pretty much every serious die variety collector is interested in credible claims of new die marriages but understand that those claims are often ultimately not substantiated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, if you can make it to a big show then you can show your coin to acknowledged experts for opinions and if they agree with you then you are well on your way to assembling the necessary evidence. The next big show is FUN in Orlando, FL in early January. Gerry Fortin is almost certain to be there as will other experts.</p><p><br /></p><p>But this venue is a great and easy way to start your journey and there are lots of us who love to attribute coins and are happy to help you. But you have to learn what constitutes adequate photography and then how to make one. Modern cell phones are capable of taking excellent coin photos but since you seem phone-challenged, do what a lot of people do and place it on a scanner and send the image to a file and determine if that shows what you need to show.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 10250749, member: 105571"]A relatively quick way to get your coin and claim in front of a very knowledgeable audience is to write up your findings with first-rate photos and have it published in the Liberty Seated Collectors Club journal. The latest one just arrived in my mailbox yesterday and it's published three times per year. So, there is just enough time for your claim to be published if the editors agree. Even if you don't get published, the simple act of communicating with these people may gin up enough interest for their serious investigation of your claims. Pretty much every serious die variety collector is interested in credible claims of new die marriages but understand that those claims are often ultimately not substantiated. Also, if you can make it to a big show then you can show your coin to acknowledged experts for opinions and if they agree with you then you are well on your way to assembling the necessary evidence. The next big show is FUN in Orlando, FL in early January. Gerry Fortin is almost certain to be there as will other experts. But this venue is a great and easy way to start your journey and there are lots of us who love to attribute coins and are happy to help you. But you have to learn what constitutes adequate photography and then how to make one. Modern cell phones are capable of taking excellent coin photos but since you seem phone-challenged, do what a lot of people do and place it on a scanner and send the image to a file and determine if that shows what you need to show.[/QUOTE]
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