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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7976749, member: 91461"]Thanks so much everybody for the comments and positivity<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Great call out [USER=104741]@Ignoramus Maximus[/USER] I tried to fill in the missing area manually, as the free site I use didn't pick it up. Though, I still recommend them highly for most coin pick back ground removal:</p><p><a href="https://www.remove.bg/upload" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.remove.bg/upload" rel="nofollow">https://www.remove.bg/upload</a></p><p>Here's one with the closest back ground colors to the area you see in the stags left facing head Crack (why would auto correct spell Crack with a capital c when I swipe Crack??) Which I gotta say, matched up pretty dang good. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1384343[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I'd prefer the white except, again, the hole being distracting with the different colors.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44210]@ValiantKnight[/USER] Wonderful Carolingian<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I think it looks great as is. But in hand things look different. I've got great coins that photograph poorly and poor coins that photograph greatly. And that coin photographs greatly<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=99177]@Marsman[/USER] that is a FANTASTIC Otho<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Extra points for strong detail on the wig<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Here's my old boy, from Frank Robinson a few years back. Deserves a better pick than I took back then... but it's still better than Frank's<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1384348[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=99531]@Nvb[/USER] it was the little flecks of metal at the bottom of the capsule it was in that got me to finally take that plunge. The coin will simply live longer in its cherry@$ ssform.</p><p>I do recommend using a toothpick to apply your adhesive. And remember, it is stronger than we think. A dab'll do ya.</p><p><br /></p><p>And he sure is [USER=76221]@Black Friar[/USER] I even had a very friendly dialog with him via email during the process and after. BIG fan of the man<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7976749, member: 91461"]Thanks so much everybody for the comments and positivity:) Great call out [USER=104741]@Ignoramus Maximus[/USER] I tried to fill in the missing area manually, as the free site I use didn't pick it up. Though, I still recommend them highly for most coin pick back ground removal: [URL]https://www.remove.bg/upload[/URL] Here's one with the closest back ground colors to the area you see in the stags left facing head Crack (why would auto correct spell Crack with a capital c when I swipe Crack??) Which I gotta say, matched up pretty dang good. [ATTACH=full]1384343[/ATTACH] I'd prefer the white except, again, the hole being distracting with the different colors. [USER=44210]@ValiantKnight[/USER] Wonderful Carolingian:wideyed::cigar: I think it looks great as is. But in hand things look different. I've got great coins that photograph poorly and poor coins that photograph greatly. And that coin photographs greatly:singing: [USER=99177]@Marsman[/USER] that is a FANTASTIC Otho:woot: Extra points for strong detail on the wig:shy: Here's my old boy, from Frank Robinson a few years back. Deserves a better pick than I took back then... but it's still better than Frank's:p [ATTACH=full]1384348[/ATTACH] [USER=99531]@Nvb[/USER] it was the little flecks of metal at the bottom of the capsule it was in that got me to finally take that plunge. The coin will simply live longer in its cherry@$ ssform. I do recommend using a toothpick to apply your adhesive. And remember, it is stronger than we think. A dab'll do ya. And he sure is [USER=76221]@Black Friar[/USER] I even had a very friendly dialog with him via email during the process and after. BIG fan of the man:bookworm:[/QUOTE]
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