Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 3367902, member: 77413&quot;]I was getting ready to put away this coin and the others that arrived in the last month, when I decided to try something new with the photos. I haven&#039;t really tried to animate close-ups of the details before, so here it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>The top photo, obviously, is the head, where we can see some dishing at the temple. However, there is a closer to full-head evaluation than we discussed earlier. (More thoughts follow the animation.)</p><p><br /></p><p>At the bottom is the domed area in the reverse field in the 9:00 region. It still doesn&#039;t have much luster, but at the extreme angles of lighting we can see die scratches that are undisturbed and run in two directions.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]893253[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The PCGS web site gives these photos for judging full head. <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/Tips-From-The-Grading-Room%20Part%201" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/news/Tips-From-The-Grading-Room%20Part%201" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/news/Tips-From-The-Grading-Room Part 1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pcgs.com/ezine/images/Green_07062010/img-coin11.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It was stated earlier in the thread that an ear hole was necessary, and it is, at minimum. However, the ear hole is a less full condition than seeing the separation of the hair braid and the hair that curls around the ear. (&quot;<i><span style="color: #0080ff">the lower hair curl, or in the case of a slightly weaker strike the ear hole, must be visible</span></i>&quot;) Although my photos won&#039;t show it very well until I get rid of the slab, the detail above shows a separation in this area rather than just a hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that the separation of the three sprigs may be just a bit weak for FH designation. They look more like the rightmost of the three photos from PCGS. And although the light is not great, I think the hairline is, in fact, separated from the forehead. It shows up best when the light flashes off of it in the animation.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I don&#039;t know if this makes FH, but I think we still have a heck of a chance for this coin to be uncleaned, MS 65 FH, if I get a bit of luck in the grading.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in