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Hussulo

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  1. I have had a look under magnification at the 1980 10p and there are faint signs of reading to the edge. That coupled with the difference in weight, means it is post mint damage.
  2. I bought three miss-struck coins at a local table top antiques fair on Friday. The first two are clipped planchets: I liked this one because the clip is almost exactly at six o'clock. Some people try and collect what is called a clock collection of clipped planchets for the same type of coin. I.e one with a clip at 12 o'clock, then 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock etc. Until you have an example of all 12. I might try that some day.
  3. I bought this one a couple of weeks ago. It's my first Scottish gold and its now safely stored in the bank. 1602 James VI Sword & Sceptre (120 Shillings) James VI became king of Scotland in 1585 at the age of 21. he was the only child of Mary, Queen of Scots. On 24 March 1603, he succeeded Elizabeth I , to become James I of England. He then ruled England, Scotland and Ireland for 22 years.
  4. The next coin has me a bit puzzled I have to weigh it but, even though thir are a few scatches on the reverse, I don't think it's been filed down. If it hasn't been filed, then it isn't like any error I know of, as all would leave some impression. The only way it could have been made would be with the use of one (obverse) die. I took the coin out of the 2x2 and weighed it. It weighs 10.74 grams on my scales. According to the books it should weigh 11.3 grams, but I weighed 2 other 10p coins of the same type on my scales and one weighed 11.23 and the other 11.19. The edge is also plain and it is the same size as a normal coin:
  5. After reading Mark Goodmans article on coin photography http://coinimaging.com/photography.html I had another play with my camera. Both shots were with the same camera. The first one is my old picture and the second my new one. I must of had the camera set on the stand at a slight angle as the left hand side on both the obverse and the reverse is out of focus. I still have a bit to learn, but what do you guys think?
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    I've been playing with my camera

    But I question myself, if the coin is as good as the photo is now. Yes. The colour is closer to it now and the detail is accurate. I don't plan on selling it. I am just trying to improve my picture taking skills and get them as close as I can to the real coin. When I first saw it I thought it was another post from a porno spam bot!
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    I've been playing with my camera

    I've had a play about with the colours: Unfortunately the camera my friend gave me isn't working. I have my eye on a new one but until then I'll have to make do with the one I have.
  8. I agree with Red. If you could post a picture of the coin, we may be able to help. Here's one that recently sold at auction: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.ph...79&Lot=2575
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    104 Pre 1947 50% silver coins

    Possibly not, and no disrespect to you bungipaysme but some buyers may be put of by your low amount of feedback. Chris's offer seems very fair.
  10. Yes. Take a look at my website below: http://www.coinsgb.com/George_V/6-Penny.html It'll show you where to look for the mint marks and there is a link to a couple of different verities at the bottom of the page. If you want to go to the home page, just click the CoinsGB banner at the top of the page. Regards, Hus
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    For the Grace of Guy?

    Wow that's a very nice find Chris. To think so many people picked it up and could of had a bargain!
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    I've been playing with my camera

    Hi Q.E.D The first picture was sunlight, the second just cheap LED lighting, but I did have to adjust the colour a bit as it was to white. I've heard Tru light or daylight bulbs are good and what most coin photographers use, but I haven't tried them yet.
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    I've been playing with my camera

    Hi Holger, 1 I can't get much more distance from the coin or the camera goes out of focus. Perhaps my new camera will be better. 2 Your correct I did mean I use photoscape for cutting the coin away from the background. I normally use a black background when taking pictures of coins (I prefer black backgrounds, but if coins are quite dark they show up better on lighter backgrounds), but this one's in a NGC slabs. NGC slabs have white plastic round the coin. The slab also hides some of the edge so it would be pretty impossible to show any more of the edge without cracking it out. Here's a picture of it in the slab: 3 I really like you coin picture. I had to play around quite a bit with the lighting so as it wasn't reflecting directly into the camera. It's going to take a bit of practice. I hope my new camera is a bit better as I am quite enjoying the chalange of taking better coin pictures. Thanks for the pointers. Regards, Hus
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    General Questions About Coin Collecting

    Sorry its got me beat! I can see what seems to be a bit of a legend. Perhaps a II or III. I've circled it in red, but apart from that I can't see any detail that would help attribute it.
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    I've been playing with my camera

    Thanks. The current camera I am using isn't great when it comes to adjusting white balance etc. I recently traded a newer camera Sony Cybershot DSC-W200 with my friend. I'm hoping that it will be a better camera for taking coin pictures. It is missing its charger, so I have bought one off eBay which I'm waiting to be delivered before I can have a play with it. I am currently using two photo editing software programs which are both free: http://www.gimp.org/ and http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php I use photscape mainly for its circle cropping tool, which is really easy to use and you can change the colour of the backgrounds of the coin when you crop it. I am keen to improve my coin photo taking skills, but it will need a bit of practice. I would like to take fresh pictures of my collection, but it may take time as they are in the bank and every time I want to take a new picture. I'll have to go to the bank and bring back a couple at a time. Regards, Hus
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    General Questions About Coin Collecting

    I wouldn't call this coin Fine either, but It's in far worst condition then mine: South African 2 - 1/2 SHILLINGS Estimate for that coin as you see 500 - 750 £ and it was realized: 880 £ There is my coin to compare: Hi Panterex, Its actually in a better condition then yours. The auction pictures aren't great and the coin has patchy toning which hides some of the underlying detail. If you take the hair and the eyebrow for example, you can see a lot more detail in the auction coin. The colour of your coin appears to be a bit grey and it has possibly been cleaned, it could be the scan though. I agree that Zar coins are very collectable and some do command high values, but when comparing values you need to compare the sale of coins with the same dates as the value of a coin changes depending on what date it was minted and how many have survived etc. Regards, Hus
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    I've been playing with my camera

    Thanks. The colour of the first is maybe closer, but the second really is more detailed. I would say the second is the most accurate, but it looks nicer in hand. Larger pictures (especially when lighting is used from certain angles) can show more detail, but it might also highlight scuffs, scratches etc. on the coin which might not be obvious in hand.
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    General Questions About Coin Collecting

    Here's a link to grading coins on my site: http://www.coinsgb.com/Grading.html Its non coin specific, but it might help you. Chris and RedRiley are going to be relasing a book on grading soon so keep an eye out. Another option would be to upload your coins to something like: http://www.omnicoin.com/ That would save posting a couple of pictures at a time. Once you have uploaded them you could post a link to them and perhaps someone, or some members can grade them for you. Regards, Hus
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    Coin Database Description Query

    It means there where 20,422,000 of that type of coin ( "S" = San Francisco) minted (struck, produced). Most books have mintage numbers. Chris's Collectors Coins GB has them for most non gold coins. The Krause Standard Catalogue of World Coins. Has them for most world coins, but these books are quite pricey and the values aren't always very up to date. http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll...o%3D2&fgtp= You can also find bits and bobs on the net. Just type in the type of coin you have and mintage number in Google. You might find it.
  20. They sound good Chris. I'm almost out of the 2x2's I have been using so I've ordered a set.
  21. Hussulo

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    "Presented in EF grade", "detailed cameo" EF grade cameo? he must have uploaded the wrong pictures or something?
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    Newp Planchet Strips

    I wouldn't mind to put this up on the wall Here's a link to the eBay seller I bought them off: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=012
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    Newp Planchet Strips

    I just bought four different planchet strips from Germany: * 1 Pfennig * 2 Pfennig * 5 Pfennig * 10 Pfennig They will include an example of the coin minted from them. I don't know where I'm going to keep them, but I though I might get them framed with the coins in one of the centre of the holes for as an example. I don't know what Mrs S. will say, but I've got a feeling she won't be very happy with me hanging them on the walls.
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    New purchase

    You do get some dodgy things for sale. If it turned out to be fake etc. it would of been sent back and a refund requested. The seller was on 100% positive so even with the bad pictures it was a gamble I thought was worth taking.
  25. Australia, 1879 Sydney St George Reverse Sovereign. Scarce date. Total number of mintage including the shield back is 1,366,000. The St George reverse scarcer than the shield back with fewer than ten thousand examples believed to be in existence. The eBay pictures where terrible took a bit of a gamble hopping it would be in high grade, but as it turns out not as high a grade as I hoped for. It has a small scratch on the reverse above St George, I didn't pay a lot for it and it's worth what I paid for i,t so I'm happy. It'll make a nice addition to my collection.
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