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by mhonzell
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:58 pm
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Lincoln Cents and Coin Detail (Rant, Opinion, History Lesson)
Replies: 12
Views: 5886

Re: Lincoln Cents and Coin Detail (Rant, Opinion, History Lesson)

I've read this as well. The "rim ridge" we see on late 60's coins was corrected with this new master hub.
by mhonzell
Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:12 pm
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Not Round Coins
Replies: 9
Views: 4761

Re: Not Round Coins

Morganheir, Your Cash coin is rotated 90 degrees clockwise. Symbols should look like this:  康 寶 通  熙 Translation: "Kang Xi Tong Bao" Kangxi (Emperor) / Universal currency On the back: Capture.JPG ᠪᠣᡠ᠋桂 (can't find correctly oriented first symbol as text) Translation: Ministry of Revenue &q...
by mhonzell
Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Not Round Coins
Replies: 9
Views: 4761

Re: Not Round Coins

In case there was any doubt, the US has a multi-sided coin as well.
by mhonzell
Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: Mint Errors and Varieties Forum
Topic: Two tailed quarter
Replies: 5
Views: 1773

Re: Two tailed quarter

A quarter is lathed to create an insertable space and then a second coin lathed to create the insert is made. Insert is glued into the lathed space on the first coin.
The "edge" can be seen circling near the edge in this photo.
It's a "trick" coin.
by mhonzell
Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Not Round Coins
Replies: 9
Views: 4761

Re: Not Round Coins

That's a gorgeous one!
(I put that last one up just to see if you would remember it.)
by mhonzell
Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Not Round Coins
Replies: 9
Views: 4761

Not Round Coins

There are/were some strange coins out there in circulation. Do you have one that wasn't actually designed as a round circle? (If it was designed with a hole in it, that counts for this thread.) China.jpg But, I'm really looking for the oddball coins. Square coins? Pakistan 1982.jpg Rectangular? Now ...
by mhonzell
Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:50 pm
Forum: World and Ancient Coin Forum
Topic: Ancient Byzantine Anastasius - Is it worth anything?
Replies: 2
Views: 4460

Re: Ancient Byzantine Anastasius - Is it worth anything?

Anastasius I, 11 April 491 - 1 July 518 A.D.

Check out Forvm Ancient Coins

You have to scroll down to get past the gold coins.
When I looked, all of these were currently sold, but you can find more info on the coin here.
by mhonzell
Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:15 pm
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Missing mint mark 2001 quarter
Replies: 4
Views: 2687

Re: Missing mint mark 2001 quarter

What do you think is in error?
Need both sides of the coin, please.
by mhonzell
Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:12 pm
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Do YOU Use A Microscope To Look At YOUR Coins?
Replies: 24
Views: 37844

Re: Do YOU Use A Microscope To Look At YOUR Coins?

I've seen a lot of your videos over the years. I would put this one as one of the most helpful for beginners! Awesome job!
by mhonzell
Tue Oct 31, 2023 11:41 am
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Altered Surfaces?
Replies: 13
Views: 3887

Re: Altered Surfaces?

I took one of your photos and tried to enhance the fields to show that there are many parallel lines running top to bottom. A grader would see these and assume the coin has been cleaned since the fields are usually the low point on the coin and not subject to as many slide marks. (Especially right u...
by mhonzell
Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:41 pm
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Foreign Coin of the day
Replies: 8
Views: 6679

Foreign Coin of the day

Ok, nobody liked the Pig idea.
So, let's see a coin from another country.
by mhonzell
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:
by mhonzell
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 ...
by mhonzell
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!

MorganHeir wrote: Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:08 pm This just arrived from Portsmouth Coin! :banana-dance: I photographed her in warm and cool light to accentuate the different colors. No editing, other than a crop.
Beautiful coin!
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: General US Coin Forum
Topic: Monday is for Roosters!
Replies: 10
Views: 5651

Re: Monday is for Roosters!

Nice!
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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...
by mhonzell
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!
by mhonzell
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...
by mhonzell
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'.
by mhonzell
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...
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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!

:) :dance:
Those guys need to start hiding.
by mhonzell
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...
NY630BH-2a (3).jpg
Belarus 2016 (1)-horz.jpg
by mhonzell
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...
by mhonzell
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).
by mhonzell
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!
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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.
by mhonzell
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.)
by mhonzell
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.)