Lincoln lovers.....here's a cool but big image

ANACONDA

I thought it was expecially cool because you could even see the vein in Lincoln's temple.

adrian

FrankinWI

Show Off!!!


I hope when I grow up I can take pictures of coins like Anaconda. Let's see I'm 40 now...........

Frank

KlectorKid

Very nice coin

merz2

ANACONDA
The strike is excellent,of that there is no doubt.As for the rest,the pic tells the story.

Blade

Adrian,
What grading service slabbed this, and what did it grade?

Without reference to a reverse, I'll go out on a lmb and say MS66BN (though really MS66Colorful)

ANACONDA

KlectorKid - someone probably gently glanced a moist finger tip off of it. The specs are what people sometimes refer to as "fly specs" however it is my belief that they are the evidence of a person who spoke while holding the coin in an unprotected way. Copper is a very sensitive and reactive. Like me.

anaconda

ANACONDA

NGC MS 64 BN, slightly older ANA holder.

KlectorKid

cool vein

ANACONDA

FrankinWI - I was thinking about aucitoning off a short course in coin imaging. You know, something like 2 hours in Dallas at my computer
and camera with me showing them everything I know. I've given away quite a bit of info but still have a quite a few techniques up my sleeve and am still refining my technique all the time.

I guess that's all I need, another thing on my to do list.

Capturing good images is way more time consuming than I suspect you might suspect.


adrian

nwcs

Nice coin! Even though it is a bit dark, I like the colors. Those black streaks almost look like permanent marker streaks. I wonder if they are something that is removable?

KlectorKid

Say its an error that shows A. Lincon being shot and sell it to Kincoin for $100,000.

agentjim007

sure it's a vein,maybe it's a hair curl

keithdagen

agentjim,

That one of your commems? If so, very nice colors.

agentjim007

that be mine.

KlectorKid

Very pretty commem.

TomB

Now, that is a beautiful, original coin. I agree with you Adrian, in that I always have suspected that "fly-specks" are actually aerosolized saliva. I have a proof 1912, also designated BN, that would make a very good pair for that coin. Capturing decent images of coins, especially toned coins, is tough and I will try to provide a good image of my coin in a few days.