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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2130687, member: 19463&quot;]<img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/159760475.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>My new coin today is not ancient but gets posted here because it would make more sense to someone who had read some of my earlier posts here.&nbsp; I bought this partly because I thought this might be a coin that would photograph well using my recently described ring light alone rather than in conjunction with a directional light as I have been doing with most coins I have received since I got the ringlight.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is a billon (poor silver) half groat of Henry VIII of England.&nbsp; The portrait is quite faint as are many of this type showing the fat king 3/4 facing as was his style toward the end of the reign.&nbsp; As usual the legends are uneven but this one has a quite bold hENRIC 8.&nbsp; I always wanted one of these but might have preferred one with a stronger portrait.&nbsp; It is not the worst out there and the ring came through capturing the weak detail as well as it can be seen on the coin in hand.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I need to play more with the ring and weak coins.&nbsp; I originally thought it might be better for high relief coins but I won&#039;t know until I try.&nbsp; I suppose that report should go in the Chat section but who knows?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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