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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2021153, member: 19463"]At the moment I am in the middle of a revisiting project as well. I decided it was time to repackage my coins in a manner that would be easier to send off to a dealer if my heirs decided not to keep them when I'm gone. That means I am handling coins that I had not touched for a while. It it interesting how many coins I know mostly from the photos taken ten years ago actually look better than the photos. Most coins look better than photos because they are larger than the coin in hand and show off faults you do not see ordinarily. So far I have only reshot one coin (a Probus posted in another thread). </p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoy the coins but it does seem that there is a point where you have to address how large a collection should become before you can not revisit it all efficiently.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if my Constans AN gamma came from the same hoard as JA's similarly colored coin? Notice they are not the same due to my coin having the star in the reverse field.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]366048[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2021153, member: 19463"]At the moment I am in the middle of a revisiting project as well. I decided it was time to repackage my coins in a manner that would be easier to send off to a dealer if my heirs decided not to keep them when I'm gone. That means I am handling coins that I had not touched for a while. It it interesting how many coins I know mostly from the photos taken ten years ago actually look better than the photos. Most coins look better than photos because they are larger than the coin in hand and show off faults you do not see ordinarily. So far I have only reshot one coin (a Probus posted in another thread). I enjoy the coins but it does seem that there is a point where you have to address how large a collection should become before you can not revisit it all efficiently. I wonder if my Constans AN gamma came from the same hoard as JA's similarly colored coin? Notice they are not the same due to my coin having the star in the reverse field. [ATTACH=full]366048[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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