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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1671177, member: 36230"]Unfortunately no macro, but it does have closeup. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t223877/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t223877/">http://www.cointalk.com/t223877/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>xGAJx, </p><p><br /></p><p>No one can do much to help you unless you provide decent photos. It's hard enough judging coins from images, but impossible without. Take your camera, put it in "closeup mode", and start playing around until you can get acceptable results; even try shooting through a loupe as has already been suggested. Not to sound harsh, but you are going to need to start posting clear, entire coin photos if you want anyone to take you or these "great" finds seriously.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're willing to post what kind of camera you are using, surely advice will follow.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is almost no chance that the average shop will pay anything close to that because of the variety; any offer would be based on the coin's condition and grade even if your attribution is correct. A variety specialist would likely be the only type of dealer (possibly) willing to pay any kind of premium. Most B&Ms do not have a market for such coins; there are not many people walking in off the street looking for rather minor RPMs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1671177, member: 36230"]Unfortunately no macro, but it does have closeup. ;) [URL]http://www.cointalk.com/t223877/[/URL] xGAJx, No one can do much to help you unless you provide decent photos. It's hard enough judging coins from images, but impossible without. Take your camera, put it in "closeup mode", and start playing around until you can get acceptable results; even try shooting through a loupe as has already been suggested. Not to sound harsh, but you are going to need to start posting clear, entire coin photos if you want anyone to take you or these "great" finds seriously. If you're willing to post what kind of camera you are using, surely advice will follow. There is almost no chance that the average shop will pay anything close to that because of the variety; any offer would be based on the coin's condition and grade even if your attribution is correct. A variety specialist would likely be the only type of dealer (possibly) willing to pay any kind of premium. Most B&Ms do not have a market for such coins; there are not many people walking in off the street looking for rather minor RPMs.[/QUOTE]
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