I'm going to show you just the obverse of this Lincoln...

great catch .

 

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Great catch!!!MS-66RB for sure

 

I was expecting to see a monstrosity on the reverse the way you played it up, but all looks wonderful to me. With the scattered nicks on the edge and rim, the one scratch in the obverse field and then the two carbon marks on the reverse field/portrait, I would say ms64.

Did you find this in one of your brink boxes?

But what a wonderful coin...a real piece of art...thanks for sharing!

-LTB

 

No, I took one of my rare "rolls of the dice" on ebay, the pics were horrible but I thought I saw some luster...only paid high AU money for it, so I'm happy.

 

Great deal!

And I don't want to derail this thread, but how do you take your pictures of your coins? Do you just use the macro camera setting, do you use camera+magnifying glass, or do you have an expensive prof setup? You always seem to capture the exquisite detail and color.

-LTB

 

I was also expecting something much worse. I still think I am seeing some rubs on the obverse. Assuming that the coin is unc, I would only grade it 64RB due to the nicks on the obverse rim (mostly) and spots on the reverse.

 

Thanks for the kind words....my secret is simple, take a lot of pictures. LOL

I use a cheap Canon SD700IS in macro mode. I take all my pictures free hand and I move my main FS light around to different positions. I have three light sources: a full spectrum (FS) $20 lamp (Lowes), a $20 "natural" light desk lamp, and an overhead 75W flood lamp (recessed into my ceiling).

I've found most people have trouble because they simply do not fill the frame with the coin. Also, they aren't using the optical zoom feature. ALL of my pictures are taken between 2.2x and 3.4x optical zoom. This allows me to fill the frame with the coin, yet maintain enough distance to allow light onto the coin surface. Also important is white balance calibration, I calibrate a LOT, several times during the shoot session. Also, depending on the coin surface, I may adjust the exposure level.

 

There's no wear or rubs on the coin, if you're seeing it, it's an artifact of my photography.....no picture is perfect. I too net graded the coin at 64RB, but mainly due to the carbon spots. The saddest part of this old coot is the altered surfaces that would prevent any TPG from grading it. I think a lot of the previous owners tried to take off the carbon spots.....which us hardcore Lincoln collectors know is impossible without damaging the coin.

 

faster GD post faster at this rate it will take us years to learn anything and we r trying to make up for lost time

 

What do you guys think about retoning this coin? I've been thinking of giving it my window sill treatment for a few months to brown it.

 

i'm going to say this is an AU - no way it's MS anything.

 

I'm not trying to hide anything, just make the coin a more attractive and natural color. I don't want to sell it, this the highest detail 1921 I've ever seen.