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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2210242, member: 44132"]I'm using two desk lamps with 25 watt incandescent bulbs. And, generally speaking, I try not to shine the lights directly onto the coin, but rather bounce the light in order to cut down on the glare. It's not always successful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Really, I did not clean this coin. According to my catalog, it's a coin I acquired six years ago. My catalog is incomplete for this entry failing to show where I got it and the price I paid. But it is one of those coins I purchased that I must have been disappointed with and just filed away, for this is the first I've looked at it in a very long time (maybe since I got it). And this is the first I've looked at it as a positive. Sure, it's not the best nor the rarest coin out there, but it's a heck of a lot better than the original images imply. Really, coins like this one almost make me happy I have to re-image all my coins. Truly, it's like rediscovery time for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2210242, member: 44132"]I'm using two desk lamps with 25 watt incandescent bulbs. And, generally speaking, I try not to shine the lights directly onto the coin, but rather bounce the light in order to cut down on the glare. It's not always successful. Really, I did not clean this coin. According to my catalog, it's a coin I acquired six years ago. My catalog is incomplete for this entry failing to show where I got it and the price I paid. But it is one of those coins I purchased that I must have been disappointed with and just filed away, for this is the first I've looked at it in a very long time (maybe since I got it). And this is the first I've looked at it as a positive. Sure, it's not the best nor the rarest coin out there, but it's a heck of a lot better than the original images imply. Really, coins like this one almost make me happy I have to re-image all my coins. Truly, it's like rediscovery time for me.[/QUOTE]
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