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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EyeEatWheaties, post: 1104232, member: 26972&quot;]I am from the newschool.&nbsp; everything I am learning about coins comes from a digital medium..&nbsp;&nbsp; I have learned to ignore the magnified flaws when viewing images, while they are still distracting I can easily overlook them.</p><p><br /></p><p>When&nbsp; a coin comes in the door, I image it first.&nbsp; Now I know everything about that coin from a near microscopic level.&nbsp; I can easily see a MS66RD coin with tons of luster.&nbsp; I can magnify and see what causes that luster.</p><p>&nbsp; <img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1909VDBMS66RDReverse21669079Custom-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And I can see a MS66RD coin with a lack of luster and see why the luster is gone.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/1909VDBMS66RDReverse11995300Custom.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I can find certified coins that clearly have some type of lacquer or other coating that the graders missed.. click on this pic twice.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/580cdef4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>When Buying Coins - I can look at images like on Heritage that everyone raves about:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/lf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And then compare them with my own and know a lot better of what garbage their photos are likely to hide in other words what to be more careful about and to look for in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z242/papasteeze/Coins/7dd2b5fb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="3">I don&#039;t have to use my lousy eyesight to&nbsp; squint through some tiny little piece of plastic with my shaky hands, while trying to hold back a sneeze because my arm hair just tickled my nose, while adjusting the angle of the desk lamp that just fell to the floor only to find that I recently stuck a finger print on the lens of the loupe and I never did get the coin in focus!!</font></b></p><p><b><font size="3"><br /></font></b></p><p><b>NO THANKYOU!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/486791557_33efbc21e2_z.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://mass-storage.pavlishgroup.com/xmas/preview-Loupe-from-Front.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I prefer to sit comfortably </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/65566/65566,1268161051,10/stock-photo-tired-businessman-taking-break-speaking-on-landline-phone-with-shoes-off-feet-up-on-office-desk-48312598.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>and use other known digital examples for comparisons if I have a question about the coin in hand....&nbsp; The databases grow larger all the time.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.bullioncoins101.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/coinsoftware1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;which quite coincidently led to the thread regarding the 26-S thread I recently posted..</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now don&#039;t get me wrong&nbsp; - I look at them in hand - just so I can get a feel of what all these old timers that have been doing for decades, with out the use of any new technology, those who swear there will never be a better way........ <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; &nbsp; I frequently pull the coins out and compare them side by side and reference to images.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s quite funny,&nbsp; with some recent show purchases, I just didn&#039;t know what I had until I got home and imaged them.&nbsp; I don&#039;t trust my eyes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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