Ok, nobody liked the Pig idea.
So, let's see a coin from another country.
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- Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:41 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Foreign Coin of the day
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6679
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:04 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Friday is for Pigs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3365
Friday is for Pigs
Only a few roosters made it for showtime, so let's see if there are some pigs out there.
Here's a copper and a silver example:
Here's a copper and a silver example:
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:38 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: How does an AI coin grader work?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3727
Re: How does an AI coin grader work?
Then, it becomes dependent on the photo, lighting and setup. The AI may have seen a lot of graded examples, but the grade is still dependent on circumstances of the setup if we are using a phone app. A third party version would be more likely to be standardized when photographing. But, they may not ...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:44 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Toner Tuesday-Post yours too!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12994
Re: Toner Tuesday-Post yours too!
Beautiful coin!MorganHeir wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:08 pm This just arrived from Portsmouth Coin! I photographed her in warm and cool light to accentuate the different colors. No editing, other than a crop.
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 2:18 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
Paul is correct... practice, practice, practice.
When you use diffusion light, a directional light from a short distance away will add "life" to the coin. Usually from a low angle. Extremely effective when shooting encased coins to hide scratches in plastic.
When you use diffusion light, a directional light from a short distance away will add "life" to the coin. Usually from a low angle. Extremely effective when shooting encased coins to hide scratches in plastic.
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:44 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
Is this strictly lighting from the box? Very strong diffusion light appearance.
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:14 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Toner Tuesday-Post yours too!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12994
Re: Toner Tuesday-Post yours too!
Bullion from Mexico.
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:05 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Monday is for Roosters!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5651
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:44 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Monument Monday- Post yours too!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5507
Re: Monument Monday- Post yours too!
Two Jeffersons with Monticello. Neither made it onto the nickel.
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
Yes. A shooting box helps remove the wrong lights. When I'm shooting my museum shots, I even turn off other lights and shut the blinds so that only the shooting box diffusion light and my one directional light are being photographed. You can get really cheap ones on eBay or Amazon for about $10. I l...
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:50 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Monday is for Roosters!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5651
Re: Monday is for Roosters!
That's awesome, thanks!
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:14 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
The "best practice" is look at your coin in hand and compare it to your photo. Then, practice, practice, practice. Digital shots are free and you delete anything that doesn't make the grade. Tweak your lighting and find what allows you to minimally adjust the photo. I have display photos a...
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: Mint Errors and Varieties Forum
- Topic: 1982 d penny small date
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3363
Re: 1982 d penny small date
Two years of searching, but you don't know what you're looking for?
Straight vs. bent.
It's all in the shape of the '2'.
Straight vs. bent.
It's all in the shape of the '2'.
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:08 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Mercury Dime Dryer Coin?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2571
Re: Mercury Dime Dryer Coin?
:D That whole dryer thing is a myth, anyway. It would have to be an empty industrial dryer running non-stop for a long time to flatten any edges. It just sounds like a dryer should be able to do this. And, spooning a mercury dime to make a ring would be a worthless endeavor. So, I'm with SensibleSal...
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:04 am
- Forum: Mint Errors and Varieties Forum
- Topic: 3 Unminted US Quarters
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1735
Re: 3 Unminted US Quarters
By "unminted", do you mean "no mint mark"? That just means they were minted in Philadelphia.
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:02 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Monday is for Roosters!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5651
Re: Monday is for Roosters!
Those guys need to start hiding.
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:56 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Monday is for Roosters!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5651
Monday is for Roosters!
Just kidding.
Thought I'd throw in a very unlikely topic (similar to Sal's type posts) and see where it goes. Post any coin you have that displays a rooster.
Of course, I have a copper and silver example for you...
Thought I'd throw in a very unlikely topic (similar to Sal's type posts) and see where it goes. Post any coin you have that displays a rooster.
Of course, I have a copper and silver example for you...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:25 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
ewj1025, Your photos are actually pretty good, just too exposed. I know you don't want to post-process your pictures, but if you are taking RAW pictures, then you are preventing your camera from post-processing, as well. You have to finish the photo. In this case, I took your first two obverse photo...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:45 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
Lol, not one of my better ones (when magnified).
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:38 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
Marvic, I like it, as well.
(In Photoscape, select Darken High, or in your post processing, turn down highlights some.)
Ewj1025, much better photo!
(In Photoscape, select Darken High, or in your post processing, turn down highlights some.)
Ewj1025, much better photo!
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:07 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
Lol
It could be mine. Just thought you finally made that last jump.
It could be mine. Just thought you finally made that last jump.
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:23 am
- Forum: Mint Errors and Varieties Forum
- Topic: 1955 doubling possibly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1386
Re: 1955 doubling possibly
When cropped, you can see that it's pretty blurry. Try taking a photo where the coin fills up the screen. But, from what I can see, I do not see doubling.
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:16 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Sensational Sal's Silver Sunday- Post yours too!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5779
Re: Sensational Sal's Silver Sunday- Post yours too!
Good one! Thanks, Sal.
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:41 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
Awesome job Marvic
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:10 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Improve Coin Photos
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15810
Re: Improve Coin Photos
Turn off auto-white balance. Use less light. Move up to F22 to make use of your Macro lens full depth. This may require manual focus.
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:52 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Finds in the wild!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4883
Re: Finds in the wild!
Got this coin years ago during a transaction with a Walmart cashier (back when they had cashiers.) She thought it was a Canadian quarter. Not in great shape, but gave me hope there are still old coins out there waiting to be found.
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:11 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: My Monster Toned Morgans! Check Them Out
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5612
Re: My Monster Toned Morgans! Check Them Out
Tone is always tough, but your video is pretty much showing them in basic room lighting. Spinning them around really helped as different angles present different features.
Always happy to take a look at any photos you want to send. PM me one. JPGs without compression can be helped.
Always happy to take a look at any photos you want to send. PM me one. JPGs without compression can be helped.
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:42 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Scratches away from MS64
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4481
Re: Scratches away from MS64
Looking at marks on the coin you have in hand, I can't make it line up with marks on the posted coin. This is not a photography trick. You actually did not receive the posted coin.
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:47 pm
- Forum: Mint Errors and Varieties Forum
- Topic: Can you tell me?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2124
Re: Can you tell me?
My theory:
Lots of things were handled by hand back then. The operator likely dropped the hammer on the anvil when removing it from the press for making working dies. (More surprised it wasn't noticed and polished out. But, then it was incuse and would have been difficult to polish.)
Lots of things were handled by hand back then. The operator likely dropped the hammer on the anvil when removing it from the press for making working dies. (More surprised it wasn't noticed and polished out. But, then it was incuse and would have been difficult to polish.)
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:32 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: My Monster Toned Morgans! Check Them Out
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5612
Re: My Monster Toned Morgans! Check Them Out
Super finds! Love these coins!
Would love to see them under better lighting. (Not brighter... better.)
Would love to see them under better lighting. (Not brighter... better.)
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:15 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Washington Wednesday! Post your too....
- Replies: 23
- Views: 51345
Re: Washington Wednesday! Post your too....
Sorry, but I don't have a single quarter (or dime) in my entire collection (not even old photos), but I have plenty of Washington.
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:05 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: The Round Table Lounge- post yours too!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2529
Re: The Round Table Lounge- post yours too!
"A coin is minted by a sovereign government and has a legal tender face value." (Even if that value is no where near the actual value of the coin.) So, what if it is made by a sovereign government, but has no value declared on the coin? America.jpg And how does that work if the coin has le...
- Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:37 am
- Forum: World and Ancient Coin Forum
- Topic: OLD GOLD COIN
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6260
Re: OLD GOLD COIN
A modern coin (not hammer struck, edged), without a monetary unit or date. Likely a token.
I see a bull with matador waving Cape in first picture.
I see a bull with matador waving Cape in first picture.
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:04 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Not one cent
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1471
Re: Not one cent
This specific coin is designated: Fuld 90/364a.
It is considered common in the CWT realm.
It is considered common in the CWT realm.
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 11:56 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Not one cent
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1471
Re: Not one cent
Just a minor clarification...
This is a Civil War Token.
Hard Times Tokens were from about 1835 to 1845.
Civil War Tokens come in three flavors:
Patriotic
Store Card
Sutler
Your token is a Patriotic token.
This is a Civil War Token.
Hard Times Tokens were from about 1835 to 1845.
Civil War Tokens come in three flavors:
Patriotic
Store Card
Sutler
Your token is a Patriotic token.
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:05 am
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Method for putting the word out that I want to buy a certain coin
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1427
Re: Method for putting the word out that I want to buy a certain coin
Several reputable coin dealers will have the ability to enter a wish list in their online store. This is usually as close as you can get to stating I'm looking for a certain coin. If one passes through their hands, you'll get notified.
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:26 am
- Forum: Mint Errors and Varieties Forum
- Topic: PMD or something else?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 378
Re: PMD or something else?
PMD is not an error or a variety. Neither is zinc rot.
- Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:28 am
- Forum: Coin Grading Service Questions - Shares
- Topic: worth it to submit a coin if it will get details designation?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5266
Re: worth it to submit a coin if it will get details designation?
I agree with Paul.
Notice he did not say, "graded". You only encapsulate to:
1. Protect the coin from further damage.
2. Get another party to agree it is an authentic coin.
1889-CC is a high priced coin in any state.
Notice he did not say, "graded". You only encapsulate to:
1. Protect the coin from further damage.
2. Get another party to agree it is an authentic coin.
1889-CC is a high priced coin in any state.
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:43 am
- Forum: Mint Errors and Varieties Forum
- Topic: 1955 1 dollar gold
- Replies: 6
- Views: 542
Re: 1955 1 dollar gold
1855, vice 1955.
Small Indian Princess bust is Type 2.
Lg Indian Princess was 1856-> (Type 3)
Lady Liberty was <-1854 (Type 1)
Small Indian Princess bust is Type 2.
Lg Indian Princess was 1856-> (Type 3)
Lady Liberty was <-1854 (Type 1)
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:49 pm
- Forum: General US Coin Forum
- Topic: Thought was pretty cool Rare?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1410