So hi guys
Im very new on your Community here an very green to coins . I watched a lot of your videos on YouTube. So I can across this 1934 looks like the mint mark is in his jacket an there is a #3 some what in front of the bow tie. Or am I chasing Aliens. Please help . I’ll take al the advice please
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When a coin is damaged like this then you know it's not an error or variety, Also no misplaced mint marks are like this on Lincoln Cents, and it must be the same size and not jagged and almost "looking" like one.
Daniel wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:55 am
When a coin is damaged like this then you know it's not an error or variety, Also no misplaced mint marks are like this on Lincoln Cents, and it must be the same size and not jagged and almost "looking" like one.
SensibleSal66 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 28, 2020 11:31 pm
seriously, all you need is a good Phone , I use a Microscope but I use to use a LOOP and a Tablet or phone combined . Ok I'm off.th.jpg
Mule fritters...
Most small apertures on cell phones or tablets can't achieve the long focal ratios to provide the depth of field necessary to adequately grade a coin, no matter how many Megapixels they are.
A 20x loop can give the naked eye the necessary depth at the cost of short eye relief.
Combining the two like The Coin Geek does can give you a decent picture, but I bet he is using a pretty high end webcam to get his results
" Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration"....Abraham Lincoln, State of the Union Address, December 3, 1861
Hey K, ummm well the proof is in the eating. Do you know how small the LIBERTY is on a Barber Half headband. This was taken with my Note 10 and a free microscope app. But if someone really wants get it on, they are now making desktop Scanning Electron Microscopes, this will no doubt help with finding the mint errors that coin owners see, but the professionals cannot.
Edit; I just went over 100 thanks, thanks everyone for your thanks, this will no no doubt knock a few more % points off of any future purchases at https://portsmouthcoinshop.com/, right Big D.
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