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I have recently found Daniel's daily videos and enjoy them - especially fond of the artificial intelligence / machine learning grading app he has been talking about recently. I've been a longtime NGC member (largely for ancient coins), but recently joined PCGS and sent in 10 coins for grading. 5 of ...

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Thinking AU58 - Good luck!

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I sent a half cent and an Indian cent in my most recent PCGS grading shipment. Wondering if I got lucky and unlucky on them? For this half cent, it came back as AU Details - 98 Damage. I'm not sure I can pick out which mark is considered damage on this. 57.jpg For this Indian Cent, it is a pretty ra...

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Selling on ebay comes with a 15% fee (ebay + paypal) - so if possible, I'd recommend selling (safely) local - perhaps craigslist - if the coins aren't TOO rare. If you are targeting silver coins (which are hot right now), you should be able to sell quickly with no fees - perhaps even higher than spo...

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I do rocket science for a living.. coins are harder to understand. :)

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I'm bored during COVID, so starting to work on coin photography for record keeping, but also in case I sell things. Finally got this one showing details as well as I could. Does anything look odd? Suggestions for improvement? Thanks, Scott P.S. I always find it interesting when even in this conditio...

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Beautiful! I love US coinage from the 1700s.
Scott

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Here's a shot with circle crop / black background

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Thanks guys. Filled out the PCGS Restoration form. Going through other PCGS slabs to see if I have others to send in too. :)
Scott

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Jefferson Nickels are still quite affordable in UNC grades.

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I know you posted this months ago, but I have to agree.. I love Roman / Greek coins with a quadriga and four horses on them - and yours is beautiful.

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Funny how looking out for others will often end up with them looking out for you.. Great post and good luck!

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I can't get a good shot on camera. May have to be something my LCS tells me about.

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Mike, Welcome! My story started about 40 years ago when I was kicking through gravel at my great grandparents house in the mountains of Arkansas - and found a nickel too. Of course it was black - and after much scrubbing (please don't do this), found it to be an 1882 shield nickel that was AU+ when ...

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I wasn't sure either, so I went to ebay and typed in "blank quarter planchet" and clicked the "sold" field so we can see what they actually sold for (versus listed for). In that form, clad quarter planchets tend to sell for $3-10. If you sent it to PCGS to grade, it might sell fo...

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Nice close up of the photo. They can be hard to get a steady shot at that range. From the shot you provided, I see what you are looking at, and I would think the same thing at first. I was unfamiliar with any overdates on the 1921-D, so I looked in Cherrypickers Guide and went to NGC's variety plus ...

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I don't see anything in these photos that would disqualify a number grade - but *DISCLAIMER* you really have to hold a coin to have a reasonable assurance. I've had coins returned with all sorts of unusual notes - roller marks, color concerns, etc... Just because I don't see any hairlines from clean...

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Great question. I've often wondered the same thing. Does the original holder prejudice the result? "Aww.. we can't let ANACS look better than us.."

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Not that they compare to yours, but here are a few recent quadrigas I had on my desk ranging from 137 to 46 BC.

1) Cn Domitius Ahenobarbus
2) Marcus Baebius
3) T Carisius

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T_Carisius_46BC_r.jpg

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You certainly like to collect ancients of nice quality! Back when I studied Latin, I liked to translate Ovid - practical Roman life, yet funny. :)

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I've never seen a coin shop that required a fee for questions / simple appraisals. If you want someone to look through dozens/hundreds/thousands of coins to document for insurance - sure... Anyway, my red flags are popping up all over - don't think I'd be going to that guy.

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If that wasn't a 4-digit coin (pricewise), I'd recommend a soak in acetone or a stronger solvent. I have used NGC's restoration before on valuable coins - they got some serious PVC gunk / clouding off of coins. Never tried PCGS's (but I soon will be for growth that occurred inside a slab). Daniel ha...

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It looks like, once the conservation is done, the coin is automatically sent for slabbing? I'm not sure I want to do that...I'll contact them to see if there are options. I have 12 colonial coins with this PVC issue...I'll have to try to ascertain their current value (I see that a lot has changed i...

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I've been reading about axial lighting and thought I'd make a proof-of-concept rig. I recently bought a 1955 mint set and some of the coins had delightful toning - this penny was one of them. I really like how the penny came out, much better than direct lighting, but sure hope that this side of the ...

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Looks like someone super glued it to a board and took a belt sander to it? Wild.

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Congrats on the find and the discipline to stick through the attribution!

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Followup: Here is the same coin, taken with direct lighting and a macro lens and with axial lighting (same macro lens) I thought the direct lighting was great.. Funny how things can change so quickly.. The color is so much more accurate, and the sharpness of the rim and other devices are significant...

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silverbul wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:01 pm WOW, THE LIGHTING SURE MAKES THAT TONED PENNY LOOK MORE LIKE A NICKEL. GOOD JOB.

chuckle - after I posted it, I thought the same thing. Could that be inflation?

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Almost looks like Roosevelt was growing mutton chops. :)

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Here's an 1853 Half dollar that I've always liked. First time I held a die clash. Saw the arm sticking out beneath the right wing of the eagle, I thought the concept was pretty cool. Full coin: PCGS XF40 1853-XF40-Die-Clash.jpg Obverse flipped: 1853-XF40-Die-Clash-demo.jpg Areas not erased: 1853-XF4...

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My oldest was truly found in the wild.. Back about 40 years ago, I was kicking at the gravel at my grandparents house in the mountains of Arkansas and found an 1882 Shield Nickel that had been in the dirt for about 100 years. I had never seen a nickel older than a buffalo nickel before.. and it star...

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Here is mine:

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I had a beautiful hobo nickel with a reverse showing a hand of poker with 4 aces. Kept it in my pocket (in a plastic case) to use as a cover chip when I played poker at the casino. Fell out of my pocket at a greasy spoon breakfast place and disappeared. Just recently saw a "Poopy Trade Dollar&q...

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It is easy to get frustrated by Machine doubling, but keep looking, lots of buffalo varieties (2 feather, 3 1/2 leg, etc...)!

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