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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 4580650, member: 112&quot;]Kelly you&#039;ve realized, noticed, something that a lot of collectors never realize, even after decades of collecting. That being that the type of light you use when you&#039;re examining coins makes a world of difference ! The fact that you realized it shows you&#039;re on the right track <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the basic reason of why it happens - </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Said a different way, what that means is different kinds of light show different things. <u>And by the same token some kinds of light hide things</u>. So it&#039;s important to use the right kind of light. Examples of different kinds of light are incandescent, fluorescent, LED, halogen, neon, etc etc. And they even have what they call soft white, warm white, and bright white (also just called white) - and each one is a different shade of color.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if ya read the right books they will tell you kind of light you should use to examine coins, and that&#039;s just <u>plain white or bright white incandescent bulbs</u>, preferably in the 100 watt range. Regular white incandescent bulbs show you everything you need to see better than any other kind of light. They will show you breaks in the luster, contact marks, hairlines and fine scratches, surface alterations, and all the fine details you need to see to identify varieties and errors. </p><p><br /></p><p>But there&#039;s more to examining coins than just using the right light. You also have to slowly turn and roll the coin under the light because, as mentioned above, some things can only be seen at certain angles - at other angles they will be hidden from view.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you wish to see color and subtle toning on coins, and especially for taking pictures, you need to use a slightly different light, sometimes known as a full spectrum light. GE Reveal bulbs are a good and inexpensive example of this, but there are a few others as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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