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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 3837762, member: 83845&quot;]It only took me about a year <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />... but I finally got around to taking my own photo of my AMCC 1 pick bin win.&nbsp; My excitement for the <a href="https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/amcoinscanada/browse?a=808" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/amcoinscanada/browse?a=808" rel="nofollow">upcoming AMCC 2</a> has led me to look back over my previous wins and finally give them some much needed love and attention. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":snaphappy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This example is nothing particularly special (other than the fact that Trajan was a beast man) but I find it to be a really pleasant coin with nice metal.&nbsp; I was happy to snag this one out of the pick bin for a great price.&nbsp; I am not sure if it is the time I spend playing with a coin while getting it ready to photograph but I always feel better about a purchase after I have taken my own photo and am satisfied with the result.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1019107[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Roman Empire</font></p><p><font size="3">Trajan (AD 98-117)</font></p><p><font size="3">AR Denarius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 110</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 18 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 3.46 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Roma standing left, holding Victory and Spear</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: RIC II 115 var., Woytek 287b</font></p><p><i><font size="3">Ex AMCC 1, lot 396 (Dec. 2018), Ex Spartan Numismatics with tag</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison here is [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] &#039;s photo from the auction.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1019114[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a good photo but not quite as nice as the coin in-hand in my opinion (no offense intended SA, I would rather be pleasantly surprised!).</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Let&#039;s see your</b></span></font></p><ul> <li><font size="5"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>AMCC pick bin wins</b></span></font></li> <li><font size="5"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Coins you like better after photographing</b></span></font></li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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