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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 974996, member: 24633"]Well, since this is the "let it all hang out" thread, I'd like to add my 2c worth.</p><p> </p><p>I agree with ikandiggit! Too many people post lousy, oversized photos and I usually ignore those threads. It's a pain in the "southern parts" when I have to scroll back and forth (which seems like it is more often now!), and it is made even worse when the photo is so blurry and small that I'm unable to make out any detail.</p><p> </p><p><b><u><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="4">FYI</font></font></u></b></p><p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2">> I've got news for some of you folks. Camera phones do not take photos of coins that are adequate for anyone to view. If you say you can't afford a decent camera, then maybe you should stop buying coins for a while and save the money to purchase a decent camera and accessories.</font></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2">> Close-ups using a loupe aren't very good either. How can you expect anyone to determine with any degree of accuracy if a coin has hub doubling or machine doubling from these photos?</font></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2">> Why do some of you just provide a link to Photobucket (or other hosting service)? Why don't you go ahead and post the photos since you're already there? If you're just too lazy to do it, why should I even bother to look at it. If you don't know how to post photos, here, then you should learn.</font></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="2">That's it for me! Has anyone got change for a dollar?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="2">Chris</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 974996, member: 24633"]Well, since this is the "let it all hang out" thread, I'd like to add my 2c worth. I agree with ikandiggit! Too many people post lousy, oversized photos and I usually ignore those threads. It's a pain in the "southern parts" when I have to scroll back and forth (which seems like it is more often now!), and it is made even worse when the photo is so blurry and small that I'm unable to make out any detail. [B][U][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]FYI[/SIZE][/FONT][/U][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]> I've got news for some of you folks. Camera phones do not take photos of coins that are adequate for anyone to view. If you say you can't afford a decent camera, then maybe you should stop buying coins for a while and save the money to purchase a decent camera and accessories.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]> Close-ups using a loupe aren't very good either. How can you expect anyone to determine with any degree of accuracy if a coin has hub doubling or machine doubling from these photos?[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]> Why do some of you just provide a link to Photobucket (or other hosting service)? Why don't you go ahead and post the photos since you're already there? If you're just too lazy to do it, why should I even bother to look at it. If you don't know how to post photos, here, then you should learn.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]That's it for me! Has anyone got change for a dollar?[/SIZE] [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Chris[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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